Contract details for Patriots free agency signing James Hudson
The Patriots signed the offensive tackle to a one-year contract in NFL free agency.
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 07: Dorance Armstrong #92 of the Washington Commanders and James Hudson III #55 of the New York Giants shove each other during the first quarter of the NFL 2025 game at Northwest Stadium on September 07, 2025 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images) | Getty Images When looking at a list of New England Patriots contracts you can see that three players appear to have signed almost identical deals. Linebacker K.
J. Britt , cornerback Kindle Vildor and offensive tackle James Hudson all joined the team this offseason on one-year pacts with the same base salaries and, despite differences in signing bonuses, workouts bonuses and guarantees, the same salary cap hits. The reason for that is that all three signed so-called veteran benefit deals, which in turn allows the Patriots to lower their impact against the cap.
OT James Hudson III: Contract details Base value: $1,402,500 Maximum value: $1,402,500 Guarantees: $537,500 Signing bonus: $137,500 Salary (2026): $400,000 2026 (age 27): Base salary: $1,215,000 Signing bonus: $137,500 Workout bonus: $50,000 Salary cap hit: $1,262,500 As discussed previously, in order to qualify for a veteran salary benefit, qualifying unrestricted free agents will have to sign one-year deals at the minimum salary for their experience in the league. In Hudson’s case, just like in K. J.
Britt’s and Kindle Vildor’s that salary is $1. 215 million. Adding his signing and workout bonuses to the mix would typically result in a cap number of $1.