According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the New England Patriots are signing safety Patrick Chung to a short-term extension.

The #Patriots are signing S Patrick Chung to a short-term contract extension, sources say. He was due $2M in 2018, the last year of his current deal. His impressive second stint with the team continues.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 17, 2018

Chung has fared well in his second stint in New England and will now be around through the 2019 season. Since coming back to New England he has been used as a safety instead of being a cornerback which he struggled as earlier in his career.

With Chung being 30-years-old he is still in his prime and having him locked up is a smart move for the Patriots.

It appears that Patriots HC Bill Belichick has woken up from his nap.

Per Adam Schefter of ESPN New England has signed former Atlanta Falcons defensive end Adrian Clayborn.

Patriots reached agreement with former Falcons’ DE Adrian Clayborn, per source.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 16, 2018

For Atlanta, last season Clayborn recorded 9.5 sacks.

Per Ian Rapoport of the NFL network, the deal with Clayborn is for 2-years worth $12 million overall.

The #Patriots are signing #Falcons free agent DE Adrian Clayborn to a 2-year deal worth $12M, source said.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 16, 2018

This is considered a big acquisition for New England’s defense and is a nice start to get the ball rolling in the right direction. Clayborn is 29-years-old and has 167 career tackles with 30 sacks over seven NFL seasons.

Clayborn will compete for the starting job with Deatrich Wise, Derek Rivers, Eric Lee, Keionta Davis, and Geneo Grissom

The inevitable has happened.

Jason McCourty and Devin McCourty will now both play for the New England Patriots with New England makiing a move to acquire Jason.

The Cleveland Browns announced on Thursday afternoon that the Patriots and the Browns have swapped sixth and seventh round picks to finalize the deal. McCourty was released earlier on Thursday creating immediate interest in New England who have had their eye on the McCourty brother for quite some time.

Devin and Jason have both publically stated their desire to play with each other and with the loss of Malcolm Butler, the Patriots were certainly in the market for another corner.

McCourty who is now 30-years-old is in the second year of a two-year deal he signed last offseason with Cleveland worth $6 million.

Now with another McCourty in the fold the Patriots cornerback depth chart starts to round out with Stephon Gilmore, Eric Rowe, Jonathan Jones, Cyrus Jones, and Ryan Lewis all set to play alongside McCourty at the start of training camp.