FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots' signing of veteran outside linebacker James Harrison -- a move that some analysts have opined is more for intelligence than anything else -- follows a recent history of late-season moves the team has made.
Some examples:
Michael Floyd (Dec. 15, 2016): With a thin receiver corps after the top three of Julian Edelman, Chris Hogan and Malcolm Mitchell -- as a result of Danny Amendola being sidelined with injury -- the Patriots had signed receiver Griff Whalen the week before.