2024 New England Patriots season | |
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Owner | Robert Kraft |
Head coach | Jerod Mayo |
Home field | Gillette Stadium |
The 2024 season will be the New England Patriots' upcoming 55th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 65th overall, and their 23rd playing home games at Gillette Stadium and will be the first year under a new de facto general manager, executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf, and a new head coach, Jerod Mayo.
This is the first season since 1999 without long time head coach Bill Belichick, as he and the Patriots mutually agreed to part ways on January 11. [1] A day later, linebacker coach Jerod Mayo was hired as the 15th head coach in franchise history; Mayo had played with the team between 2008 and 2015, winning Super Bowl XLIX with them. They will attempt to improve on their AFC-worst 4–13 record from last year, make the playoffs after a two-year absence, and end their four-year AFC East title drought. Also, this will be the first season since 2007 without special teams star Matthew Slater on the roster after he announced his retirement on February 20.
Position | Player | 2024 team | Date signed | Contract |
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WR | Kendrick Bourne | New England Patriots | March 21, 2024 [2] | 3 years, $19.5 million [3] |
TE | Pharaoh Brown | Seattle Seahawks | March 14, 2024 [4] | 1 year, $3.2 million [5] |
OT | Trent Brown | Cincinnati Bengals | March 19, 2024 [6] | 1 year, $4.75 million [7] |
CB | Myles Bryant | Houston Texans | April 2, 2024 [8] | 1 year, $1.75 million [9] |
S | Cody Davis | |||
S | Kyle Dugger | New England Patriots | April 7, 2024 [10] | 4 years, $58 million [11] |
RB | Ezekiel Elliott | Dallas Cowboys | April 29, 2024 [12] | 1 year, $3 million [13] |
TE | Mike Gesicki | Cincinnati Bengals | March 14, 2024 [14] | 1 year, $2.5 million [15] |
LB | Terez Hall | |||
TE | Hunter Henry | New England Patriots | March 13, 2024 [16] | 3 years, $27 million [17] |
LB | Anfernee Jennings | New England Patriots | March 15, 2024 [18] | 3 years, $12 million [19] |
S | Jalen Mills | New York Giants | March 14, 2024 [20] | 1 year, $1.38 million [21] |
WR | Tre Nixon | |||
OT | Michael Onwenu | New England Patriots | March 14, 2024 [22] | 3 years, $57 million [23] |
WR | Jalen Reagor | New England Patriots | March 13, 2024 [16] | 1 year, $1.29 million [24] |
OT | Riley Reiff | |||
LB | Josh Uche | New England Patriots | March 13, 2024 [16] | 1 year, $3 million [25] |
LB | Mack Wilson | Arizona Cardinals | March 14, 2024 [26] | 3 years, $12.75 million [27] |
Position | Player | 2024 team | Date signed | Contract |
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CB | Alex Austin | New England Patriots | March 13, 2024 [16] | 1 year, $915,000 [28] |
LB | Christian Elliss | New England Patriots | March 12, 2024 [29] | 2 years, $1.6 million [30] |
QB | Nathan Rourke | New England Patriots | March 12, 2024 [29] | 1 year, $915,000 [31] |
OT | Tyrone Wheatley Jr. | New England Patriots | March 12, 2024 [29] | 1 year, $750,000 [32] |
Player | Position | Previous team | Date signed | Contract |
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OT | Chukwuma Okorafor | Pittsburgh Steelers | March 11, 2024 [33] | 1 year, $4 million [34] |
RB | Antonio Gibson | Washington Commanders | March 14, 2024 [22] | 3 years, $11.25 million [35] |
TE | Austin Hooper | Las Vegas Raiders | 1 year, $3.13 million [36] | |
LB | Sione Takitaki | Cleveland Browns | 2 years, $6.65 million [37] | |
QB | Jacoby Brissett | Washington Commanders | March 15, 2024 [18] | 1 year, $8 million [38] |
G | Nick Leverett | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 year, $1.78 million [39] | |
DT | Armon Watts | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 year, $2.2 million [40] | |
WR | K. J. Osborn | Minnesota Vikings | March 19, 2024 [41] | 1 year, $4 million [42] |
S | Jaylinn Hawkins | Los Angeles Chargers | March 21, 2024 [2] | 1 year, $1.29 million [43] |
TE | Mitchell Wilcox | Cincinnati Bengals | April 22, 2024 [44] | 1 year, $1.08 million [45] |
LB | Oshane Ximines | New York Giants | April 30, 2024 [46] | 1 year, $1.13 million [47] |
K | Joey Slye | Jacksonville Jaguars | May 2, 2024 [48] | 1 year, $1.27 million [49] |
Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2023 season. |
Position | Player | Date released/waived |
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DT | Lawrence Guy | February 20, 2024 [50] |
S | Adrian Phillips | |
CB | J. C. Jackson | March 1, 2024 [51] |
LB | Chris Board | March 14, 2024 [52] |
WR | DeVante Parker | |
OT | Conor McDermott | April 29, 2024 [53] |
QB | Nathan Rourke | May 6, 2024 [54] |
RB | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | May 13, 2024 [55] |
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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1 | 3 | Drake Maye | QB | North Carolina |
2 | 37 | Ja'Lynn Polk | WR | Washington |
3 | 68 | Caedan Wallace | OT | Penn State |
4 | 103 | Layden Robinson | G | Texas A&M |
110 | Javon Baker | WR | UCF | |
6 | 180 | Marcellas Dial | CB | South Carolina |
193 | Joe Milton | QB | Tennessee | |
7 | 231 | Jaheim Bell | TE | Florida State |
Name | Position | College | Ref. |
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Deshaun Fenwick | RB | Oregon State | [57] |
Kaleb Ford-Dement | CB | Texas State | |
Zuri Henry | OT | UTEP | |
Jontrey Hunter | LB | Georgia State | |
John Morgan III | DE | Arkansas | |
Dell Pettus | S | Troy | |
Charles Turner III | C | LSU | |
Mikey Victor | CB | Alabama State | |
Jacob Warren | TE | Tennessee | |
Terrell Jennings | RB | Florida A&M | [55] |
Ryan Johnson | G | Youngstown State | |
Jay Pearson | LB | Chattanooga | |
Jotham Russell | DE | IPPP |
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Week | Date | Time (EDT) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
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1 | August 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Carolina Panthers | Gillette Stadium | WBZ | |||
2 | August 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Philadelphia Eagles | Gillette Stadium | WBZ | |||
3 | August 25 | 8:00 p.m. | at Washington Commanders | Commanders Field | NBC |
Week | Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
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1 | September 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati Bengals | Paycor Stadium | CBS | |||
2 | September 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Seattle Seahawks | Gillette Stadium | Fox | |||
3 | September 19 | 8:15 p.m. | at New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | Prime Video | |||
4 | September 29 | 4:05 p.m. | at San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | Fox | |||
5 | October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Miami Dolphins | Gillette Stadium | Fox | |||
6 | October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Houston Texans | Gillette Stadium | CBS | |||
7 | October 20 | 9:30 a.m. | at Jacksonville Jaguars | Wembley Stadium (London) | NFLN | |||
8 | October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | New York Jets | Gillette Stadium | CBS | |||
9 | November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Titans | Nissan Stadium | Fox | |||
10 | November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | Fox | |||
11 | November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Los Angeles Rams | Gillette Stadium | Fox | |||
12 | November 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at Miami Dolphins | Hard Rock Stadium | CBS | |||
13 | December 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Indianapolis Colts | Gillette Stadium | CBS | |||
14 | Bye | |||||||
15 | December 15 | 4:25 p.m. | at Arizona Cardinals | State Farm Stadium | CBS | |||
16 | December 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Buffalo Bills | Highmark Stadium | CBS | |||
17 | December 28/29 | TBD | Los Angeles Chargers | Gillette Stadium | TBD | |||
18 | January 4/5 | TBD | Buffalo Bills | Gillette Stadium | TBD |
Notes
Jerod Mayo Sr. is an American football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played with the Patriots for eight seasons. Mayo played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers, where he was a first-team All-SEC, and was selected by the Patriots 10th overall in the 2008 NFL draft. During his playing career, he was named Defensive Rookie of the Year, earned Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro honors in 2010 after leading the league in tackles, and received a second Pro Bowl selection in 2012. Mayo rejoined the Patriots as an assistant coach in 2019 and was named head coach in 2024.
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