Get ready for a wild week of NFL news.
At noon ET on Monday, the NFL's legal tampering period begins, with teams permitted to start negotiating with external free agents. Then, at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, the new league year officially opens. At that point, clubs can begin signing outside free agents and finalizing trades.
Though transactions will continue throughout the offseason, by the end of this week, we will have a much clearer picture of how the New England Patriots' roster will look in 2022.
Follow along with this tracker to stay updated on all of New England's signings and departures:
EXTERNAL SIGNINGS
CB Terrance Mitchell: One year, $3 million
RB Ty Montgomery: Two years, $4 million
TRADES
-- OLB Chase Winovich to Cleveland for LB Mack Wilson
-- G Shaq Mason to Tampa Bay for a fifth-round draft pick
INTERNAL FREE AGENTS
S Devin McCourty: Re-signed for one year, $9 million
CB J.C. Jackson: Signed five-year, $82.5 million contract with the Chargers
LB Dont'a Hightower
RB James White: Re-signed for two years, $5 million
ST Matthew Slater: Re-signed for one year, $2.62 million
OT Trent Brown
OL Ted Karras: Signed three-year, $18 million contract with the Bengals
LB Kyle Van Noy
LB Ja'Whaun Bentley: Re-signed for two years, $9 million
LB Jamie Collins
QB Brian Hoyer: Re-signed for two years, $4 million
K Nick Folk: Re-signed for two years, $5 million
RB Brandon Bolden: Signed with Raiders
DT Carl Davis
ST Brandon King
OL James Ferentz: Re-signed
WR Jakobi Meyers (RFA): Second-round tender
WR Gunner Olszewski (RFA): Signed two-year, $4.2 million contract with the Steelers
FB Jakob Johnson (RFA): Signed with Raiders
TE Troy Fumagalli (RFA)
