New England Patriots
New England is amongst a handful of groups monitoring Romeo Doubs, based on a report.
The Patriots have been extensively linked to a pair of the highest extensive receivers who can be found this offseason, but it surely seems they’re additionally doing their homework on another notable pass-catchers in free company.
Packers extensive receiver Romeo Doubs is being “carefully watched” by the Patriots forward of free company, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported Sunday. Doubs can be reportedly producing curiosity from the 49ers, Commanders, and Titans.
Doubs, who’ll flip 26 in April, has been productive in his first 4 seasons within the league. The 2022 fourth-round choose has logged not less than 600 receiving yards in every of the final three years. His 55 receptions and 724 receiving yards this previous season had been each team-highs, whereas his six receiving touchdowns had been additionally tied for the workforce lead.
Within the yr prior, Doubs was probably on-pace for a profession yr had he not missed a number of video games as a consequence of friction with the workforce and a concussion. He had 46 receptions for 601 receiving yards in 13 video games in 2024. Doubs additionally had eight receiving touchdowns in 2023.
Whereas Doubs has by no means had a season of over 1,000 receiving yards, most free-agent rankings have him as a top-five extensive receiver accessible this offseason. He’s the third-highest-ranked extensive receiver and the Twentieth-highest-ranked participant in ESPN’s top 100 free agents list. ESPN NFL reporter Dan Graziano projected that Doubs will get a three-year, $49 million contract in free company with $30 million assured.
Forward of the beginning of Monday’s authorized tampering interval, the Patriots have additionally been linked to Colts extensive receiver Alec Pierce. Pierce, who’s extensively perceived as the highest extensive receiver accessible in free company, has been a extra explosive extensive receiver than Doubs of their four-year careers. Pierce has led the NFL in yards per reception in every of the final two seasons, catching 47 balls for 1,003 yards and 6 touchdowns in 2025.
The Patriots have additionally been linked to Eagles extensive receiver A.J. Brown within the commerce market. A number of experiences have indicated that Philadelphia is searching for not less than a first-round choose in change for the star receiver.
Brown, who’ll flip 29 in June, is likely to be essentially the most adorned receiver to vary groups this offseason. The three-time Professional Bowler has recorded not less than 1,000 receiving yards in six of his first seven years within the league, together with a 1,003-yard season in 2025.
Past Doubs, Pierce, and Brown, a few of the different notable extensive receivers accessible this offseason embrace Tampa Bay’s Mike Evans, Seattle’s Rashid Shaheed, and San Francisco’s Jauan Jennings. Stefon Diggs can be on the record after the Patriots reportedly determined that they might launch him at first of the brand new league yr on Wednesday.
New England has $61.6 million cap area as of Sunday morning, per @PatsCap on X.
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