Welcome to our fifth installment in a 12-part series in which we are forecasting the 2016 production of each of the New England Patriots’ offseason veteran additions. Today, we’re projecting the debut season of Shea McClellin in a Patriots uniform.
In case you missed them, here are the first four installments in the series:
Forecasting Chris Long’s 2016 production
Forecasting Chris Hogan’s 2016 production
Forecasting Nate Washington’s 2016 production
Forecasting Martellus Bennett’s 2016 production
The skinny: To address a void in the linebacker depth chart after the retirement of Jerod Mayo, the Patriots signed former Chicago Bears first round pick McClellin to a three-year, $12 million deal with $3.