Patriot star linebacker zeros in on NFC team as top free agent prospect!
New England Patriots linebacker Jack Gibbens is scheduled to visit the Arizona Cardinals this week.
Key Patriots LB Takes Free Agent Visit With Struggling NFC Team originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The weakest point on this New England Patriots roster is, without a doubt, the linebacker room.
Christian Elliss, Robert Spillane and Marte Mapu are the only inside linebackers from the 2025 season who are currently under contract for 2026. Newcomer KJ Britt will add some situational depth, but New England is one reliable body away from having a complete room. Last year, that reliable body was 27-year-old linebacker Jack Gibbens.
Gibbens played in 17 games and made 81 total tackles, good for the third most on the team. When Spillane went down with an injury in Week 13, Gibbens played 70 snaps in his place against the Buffalo Bills and remained as the starting weakside linebacker for the final three weeks of the season. Gibbens played last season on just a $1.
3 million salary. When it came time to renew his one-year deal this offseason, New England refused to tender him a $3. 5 million contract.