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Veteran defensive tackle Daniel Ekuale leaves Patriots to join Steelers in free agency

Daniel Ekuale, who spent the last four seasons as a part-time starter along the New England Patriots defensive line, will not be back in Foxboro in 2025. The veteran free agent has signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to his agent, Blake Baratz.

Ekuale, 31, entered the NFL in 2018 as an undrafted rookie out of Washington State. A member of both the Cleveland Browns and the Jacksonville Jaguars over the first three years of his career, he found his way to New England in 2021.