Two days into last year’s free agency period, the New England Patriots and Terrence Brooks agreed to join forces on a two-year contract. While the deal itself did not guarantee the veteran safety and special teamer a spot on the roster, he was still able to carve out a rather prominent role on New England’s 53-man squad: Brooks saw regular action in the kicking game and also served as the team’s number four safety alongside Devin McCourty, Patrick Chung and Duron Harmon.
With Chung and Harmon no longer part of the team — the former exercised the Coronavirus opt-out clause, the latter was traded to the Detroit Lions — the road is now clear for Brooks to take on an even bigger role within the secondary.