A familiar face will be on the fields behind Gillette Stadium leading up to next Thursday’s preseason opener inside of it.
This time, Tyler Gaffney will be wearing a teal No. 34 practice jersey – digits currently shared with cornerback Ezra Robinson – as he revisits a New England Patriots defensive front he once provided scout-team looks for.
The Jacksonville Jaguars announced the signing of Gaffney on Wednesday in wake of fellow running back I’Tavius Mathers’ cervical spinal cord injury and offensive tackle Branden Albert’s retirement. And his mid-camp arrival fills the Jacksonville roster to 90 while also making the 26-year-old the lone ex-Patriot among them ahead of joint workouts in Foxborough.