New England Patriots
“It was a fantastic alternative I felt like I couldn’t move on.”
FOXBOROUGH — Romeo Doubs was coveted by a number of groups in the beginning of NFL free company this week. And for good cause.
The 25-year-old wideout is just not solely simply coming into his prime, however he was Inexperienced Bay’s best pass-catcher in 2025 — reeling in 55 catches for 724 yards and 6 touchdowns.
Regardless that Doubs reportedly weighed an offer from the Washington Commanders this week, he finally selected to cross the t’s and dot the i’s on a four-year cope with the Patriots value as much as $80 million.
Talking to reporters at Gillette Stadium on Thursday, the soft-spoken wideout acknowledged that the possibility to workforce up with quarterback Drake Maye stood as one of many prime attracts with signing in New England.
“I spoke with Drake. He’s a tremendous particular person to be round,” Doubs stated. “I really like his persona, and I simply love who he’s as an individual.”
Past the potential of being one of many prime targets for a longtime MVP candidate like Maye, Doubs praised the Patriots group “from the highest down” — noting that Mike Vrabel and his workers have constructed a successful tradition that has earned excessive reward throughout league circles.
“It was a fantastic alternative I felt like I couldn’t move on,” Doubs stated. “I do know I’m going to be round a fantastic group of fellows. Going to be round a fantastic younger quarterback in Drake, nice teaching workers in Vrabel and Josh [McDaniels].”
It stays to be seen if Doubs generates the identical stats that Stefon Diggs generated in 2025 (85 catches, 1,013 yards, 4 touchdowns).
However the former Packers wideout ought to be a dependable possibility for Maye on quick and intermediate routes — whereas additionally bolstering New England’s red-zone woes (18 touchdowns over the past three seasons).
“I feel he can play exterior, inside, he blocks, he can play Z, he can play X,” Patriots govt vp of participant personnel Eliot Wolf stated of Doubs’ skillset. “He’s good on the quick routes, he’s good on the deep routes, he’s good with the ball in his palms.
“He has numerous route variance that we favored — sturdy for the ball. There’s some issues that he can enhance upon that we’ll attempt to assist him with. However total, simply the competitor, the particular person.”
Doubs has the complete spring and summer time to construct a rapport with Maye and study McDaniels’ playbook. However Wolf was fast to notice that the younger receiver is already getting a head begin on that prep work.
“I don’t know in case you guys noticed him up right here, like, he was already within the playbook,” Wolf acknowledged. “He was on his iPad, studying the formations whereas I used to be attempting to get him to signal his contract this morning. So, it was fairly cool.”
Doubs might be in line for a big position in New England as the highest wideout at present on the depth chart. However the gifted receiver additionally isn’t putting an added emphasis on instantly changing Diggs and the expectations which may come together with his new workforce.
“I’ll be actually sincere with you, I’d love to remain true to simply understanding the place I’m and coming into a brand new system underneath our offensive coordinator,” Doubs stated. “And yeah, I wouldn’t actually specify that I’m gonna go in with this quantity of targets or that quantity of targets, as a result of I’ve come from a spot the place that didn’t actually imply a lot, and I give credit score, clearly, to New England welcoming me with open arms and Inexperienced Bay simply based mostly off the historical past and the scenario that we have been in whereas I used to be there.”
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