On the eve of their veterans reporting to training camp, the New England Patriots brought a group of free agents in for workouts. According to the NFL transactions wire, five players were invited to Gillette Stadium to showcase their talents: wide receivers Derrick Dillon, Terry Godwin, Andrew Jamiel and Cinque Sweeting as well as tight end La’Michael Pettway.
Dillon, 26, originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent out of LSU in 2020. He spent the better part of his rookie season on the New York Giants’ practice squad and was released the following summer; Dillon eventually made his way to the USFL’s Tampa Bay Bandits for whom he caught 28 passes for 386 yards and four touchdowns — one of the better statlines in the league.