{"id":16078,"date":"2025-03-03T00:48:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T00:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=16078"},"modified":"2025-03-03T00:48:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T00:48:54","slug":"news-patriots-reportedly-comfortable-signing-these-players-as-back-up-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=16078","title":{"rendered":"NEWS: Patriots Reportedly &#8216;Comfortable&#8217; Signing These Players As Back-Up Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-2017193\"><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??-->It looks like the New England Patriots have divided their intentions for NFL free agency into two plans.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/985thesportshub.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/USATSI_22210596-1_1725582691_.jpg?resize=1024,774\" alt=\"Characterizing the Patriots' biggest offseason needs for 2025\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Plan A sounds like a home run. It involves the Patriots going after Baltimore Ravens left tackle Ronnie Stanley, Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Milton Williams, San Francisco 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward and Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin, per the Boston Herald\u2019s Andrew Callahan and Doug Kyed.<\/p>\n<p>But the Patriots signing all those players feels far-fetched. So, they have a back-up plan in place.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BS-L-RAVENS-PRACTICE-092524-P26-e1738196437511.jpg?w=604\" alt=\"What's next for Ravens' Ronnie Stanley as free agency looms?\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the Patriots whiff on their top targets \u2014 a group that consists of mid-level veterans and top-of-the-market talents \u2014 they will pivot to Plans B, C and, if necessary D, at select positions,\u201d the Herald wrote. \u201cOne such example is left tackle. The Patriots would be comfortable signing any of Stanley, Dan Moore (Pittsburgh) or Cam Robinson (Minnesota), per sources, who added Rams left tackle Alaric Jackson was part of that group until Friday when Los Angeles signed him to an extension.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stanley, a two-time Pro Bowler, would be a big get for the Patriots at a clear position of need. But they might not even get the opportunity to sign him if he can reach a long-term contract agreement with the Ravens, which seems likely at that point.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA1A6aCf.img?w=768&amp;h=540&amp;m=6&amp;x=2096&amp;y=1005&amp;s=437&amp;d=437\" alt=\"Patriots could be eyeing four players in particular in free agency\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Moore wouldn\u2019t be a bad option at left tackle for the Patriots, though. He might not have the same pedigree as Stanley, but Moore is four years younger than the 30-year-old Stanley and has plenty of experience. Moore, who stands at 6-foot-5 and 315 pounds, started 66 games for the Steelers over the last four seasons.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Robinson, a 2017 second-round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars, had his stock drop after struggling with the Minnesota Vikings this past season following a mid-season trade. But the Patriots could feel the 6-foot-6, 335-pound tackle represents good value, especially if he comes at a better price than other free agents available.<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots can start locking in free agents when the legal tampering period begins March 10. And how the Patriots approach free agency could signal what they do when they are on the clock in April\u2019s NFL draft.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Patriots reportedly have a Plan B in place when it comes to what players they will target when NFL free agency begins next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-england-patriots"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NEWS: Patriots Reportedly &#039;Comfortable&#039; Signing These Players As Back-Up Plan - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=16078\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NEWS: Patriots Reportedly &#039;Comfortable&#039; 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