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A former defensive end, Niko Lalos went undrafted in 2020.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - AUGUST 25: Niko Lalos #57 of the New Orleans Saints in action against the Tennessee Titans at Mercedes Benz Superdome on August 25, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) | Getty Images The New England Patriots will enter the spring with a second long snapper on the roster. The organization announced the signing of free agent Niko Lalos on Monday, as previously reported by Patriots on SI’s Ethan Hurwitz .
Lalos, 28, was among a group of specialists in Foxborough for workouts and now joins 2025 seventh-round draft choice Julian Ashby on the offseason depth chart. A convert from defensive end, the former first-team All-Ivy League selection out of Dartmouth entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2020. Appearing in six games during his rookie year with the New York Giants, Lalos saw 72 snaps on defense and 72 snaps on special teams.
Six tackles, one fumble recovery and one interception were registered through a series of elevations as well as a stint on the 53-man roster. The 6-foot-5, 270-pound Big Green alum proceeded to spend all of 2021 on the NFC East practice squad and was waived out of his futures contract at the league’s cutdown deadline the following training camp. Lalos later spent parts of 2022, 2023 and 2024 with the New Orleans Saints.
In between transactions, he was selected by the now-inactive Seattle Sea Dragons in the XFL draft and totaled 35 tackles, 1. 5 sacks, one forced fumble and one interception during his lone spring season. After making the switch to long snapper, the Philadelphia Eagles invited Lalos to rookie minicamp on a tryout basis in 2025.