With the NFL’s free agency compensation window closing later today, players plugged from the open market will no longer qualify for the compensatory draft picks formula and therefore not cost a team potential capital for 2020. This means that clubs will probably be pretty active this week when it comes to bringing in free agents — and the New England Patriots have apparently already started.
According to reports from earlier today, the Patriots will sign veteran offensive tackle Jared Veldheer to a one-year contract worth a maximum of $6.5 million later this week.