The New England Patriots announced Thursday that they’ve waived G Chris Barker and signed OL James Ferentz and rookie free agent TE Sam Cotton to contracts.
- The Patriots also signed fourth-round pick DE Deatrich Wise.
Barker, 26, originally signed on with the Dolphins as an undrafted free agent out of Nevada in May of 2013. However, he was unable to make the final 53-man roster and was placed on waivers at the start of the 2013 season.
New England later claimed him off of waivers and he’s been on and off of the team’s practice squad for the past few years.