FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots tidied up two bits of housecleaning on Monday by announcing the signings of defensive tackle Alan Branch and restricted free-agent offensive tackle Cameron Fleming.
Both moves were previously reported and had yet to be finalized mainly because of logistics, which leaves just a few more things of note on the team's to-do list before the start of the voluntary offseason program on Monday.
Come to a resolution on Malcolm Butler's status. April 21 is the deadline for teams to sign restricted free agents to an offer sheet, and with Butler unlikely to receive an offer sheet, the next question would be when he'll signs his $3.