Patriots sign 4 new WRs despite A.J. Brown trade rumors
New England stayed busy after the draft.
Patriots sign 4 new WRs despite A. J. Brown trade rumors originally appeared on The Sporting News .
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The New England Patriots appear to be the frontrunners to acquire A. J.
Brown in a trade later this offseason from the Philadelphia Eagles . That hasn't stopped the Pats from digging in to the depths of their wide receiver room for some potentially unheralded additions. After the NFL Draft, the Patriots have signed four WRs as undrafted free agents, according to NESN .
The name that was reported first was Kyle Dixon, who played at the NAIA level and earned a reported $250K signing bonus after being a small-school superstar. MORE: Diego Pavia, Shedeur Sanders and an NFL QB problem that goes back to Tim Tebow Joining the group was James Madison's Nick DeGennaro, who is pictured atop this article playing in the College Football Playoff against Oregon. DeGennaro ran a 4.