Patriots Tight End 2021. The Patriots signed the two best tight ends available during the NFLs 2021 free agency period bringing both Jonnu Smith and Hunter Henry aboard on multi-year contracts. Brate is the third Buccaneers tight end to crack this list which is one of many reasons why the team is a Super Bowl favorite yet again heading into 2021.
The new NFL year begins Wednesday March 17 and with it the advent of 2021s free agent marketplace. Following the teams 79 finish the previous season their first losing record since 2000 the Patriots spent a record 163 million in guaranteed money to sign new free. Brate became an important piece of Tampa Bays passing attack late last season and through their playoff run out-gaining Gronkowski from Week 14 through the Super Bowl.
The Patriots brought in the two top free agent tight ends -- Jonnu Smith and Hunter Henry -- and neither of them turned in a fantastic 2021 season.
In the lead-up to 2021 training camp were inspecting the Patriots roster position by position. Leading up to that first day well examine the landscape from a Patriots perspective continuing with tight ends. Both will be vital to the success or failure of the 2021 Patriots and early bouts with. New England Patriots tight end Hunter Henry 85 makes a catch during the fourth quarter against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium.