The New England Patriots hosted cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick for a visit on Thursday, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport.
Kirkpatrick, a 2017 first-round pick out of Alabama, has spent his first eight seasons in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals before spending a season with the Arizona Cardinals. The 31-year-old cornerback has 13 career interceptions with 358 interceptions.
He’s a member of a deep group of free agent cornerbacks, which includes Richard Sherman, Steve Nelson, Bobby McCain, Josh Norman, Buster Skrine and Bahaud Breeland, among others.