After finishing with a 4-13 record, the New England Patriots left plenty of room for improvement heading into the offseason. Improvements are needed on both sides of the ball, but after scoring the third-fewest points in the NFL, the Patriots’ offense is an especially weak point.
However, with Drake Maye leading the charge, there’s enough reason to believe New England’s scoring attack can take a significant step forward in 2025. But it won’t be done without improving in the trenches after allowing the fifth-most sacks in the NFL last season. Yet, part of their plans reportedly involve signing an All-Pro left tackle.
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New England Patriots’ free agency plans include signing Ronnie Stanley
While the New England Patriots were able to secure their franchise quarterback last offseason, now they need to come up with a plan on how they can protect him. They don’t have an established blindside protector, but that could change, even in free agency.
ESPN’s Patriots insider Mike Reiss reports from the NFL combine reveal that the Patriots plan to “aggressively pursue” Baltimore Ravens left tackle Ronnie Stanley in free agency.
“At the NFL scouting combine, one rival NFL executive said some of the buzz going around was that the Patriots would aggressively pursue veteran Baltimore Ravens left tackle Ronnie Stanley should he make it to unrestricted free agency.”
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Stanley is set to turn 31 later this month but the one-time All-Pro is coming off the second Pro Bowl nod of his nine-year Ravens career. However, since the Patriots have the NFL’s most cap space, they should be able to offer more money than Baltimore can, which could be enough to convince Stanley to sign in New England.
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