We’re only two days away from the start of the new league year, and the New England Patriots have made a serious push to keep many of their pending free agents on the roster.
That push started on Sunday with news of Raekwon McMillan re-signing with the team and continued into Monday with cornerback Jonathan Jones and defensive tackle Carl Davis both agreeing to new deals.
The details in McMillan’s contract has the multi-purpose linebacker looking at a one-year, $1.6 million deal with up to $600,000 in playing incentives and a base $330,000 in guaranteed money, per ESPN’s Mike Reiss.
Not only has McMillan carved out a role for the Patriots on special teams, but he has also made plays on defense as well, including a scoop and score off All-Pro wideout DeAndre Hopkins in the team’s Week 14 meeting with the Arizona Cardinals.
Dugger & Kwon getting it done.@KingDugg_3 | @Kwon_daTRUTH #NEvsAZ on ESPN pic.twitter.com/48fQSiGP2d
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) December 13, 2022
McMillan was in on 64 percent of the special teams snaps last season.
At the very least, he has proven to be a player capable and willing to wear many different hats on the Patriots’ roster. Players like that usually find opportunities to stick around on Bill Belichick-coached teams.
