Patriots Free Agency History
Here is the full list of free-agent signings for the Patriots during the Belichick era.
2000 Additions:
RB Raymont Harris FA
WR Aaron Bailey FA
WR Tony Gaiter FA
TE Eric Bjornson FA
TE Rob Tardio FA
C/G Lance Scott FA
G Brent Warren FA
T Grant Williams FA
DE Bobby Hamilton FA
NT Noel Scarlett FA
ILB Chad Cascadden FA
ILB John Munch FA
CB Antonio Langham FA
CB Kelly Malveaux FA
WR Chris Calloway FA
TE Chris Fontenot
G Sale Isaia FA
OLB Rob Holmberg
CB Otis Smith FA
P Lee Johnson FA
2000 Subtractions:
RB Terry Allen
RB Jerry Ellison
RB Lamont Warren
RB Derrick Cullors
WR Shawn Jefferson
TE Mike Bartrum
TE Ben Coates
TE Mitch Lyons
TE Devon Smith
T Ed Ellis
G Heath Irwin
T Zefross Moss
DE Ferric Collons
DT Bob Kuberski
DE Chris Sullivan
OLB Vernon Crawford
LB Jeff Kopp
ILB Mary Moore
CB Terry Billups
CB Rico Clark
CB Steve Israel
CB Corey Ivy
CB J’Juan Cherry
2001 Additions:
QB Damon Huard FA
FB Marc Edwards FA
WR Bert Emanuel FA
WR Charles Johnson FA
WR Sean Morey FA
WR David Patten FA
WR Torrance Small
TE Johnny McWilliams FA
G Mike Compton FA
G Joe Panos FA
DE Riddick Parker FA
DE Anthony Pleasant
ILB Larry Izzo FA
OLB Mike Vrabel FA
CB Terrell Buckley FA
FS Je’Rod Cherry FA
CB Ray Hill WAIVERS
CB Terrance Shaw FA
RB Antowain Smith FA
ILB Bryan Cox FA
ILB Marty Moore FA
OLB Roman Phifer FA
2001 Subtractions:
QB John Friesz
FB Tony Carter
FB Harold Shaw
T Bruce Armstrong
G Sale Isaia
DT Chad Eaton
DT Henry Thomas
OLB Marc Megna
OLB Chris Slade
CB Antonio Langham
FS Larry Whigham
G Terrance Beadles
OT Max Lane
C Lance Scott
WR Tony Gaiter
C Rob Gartrell
2002 Additions:
FB Scott Dragos FA
WR Donald Hayes FA
TE Cam Cleeland FA
TE Christian Fauria FA
C Mike Clare FA
C Patrick Downey FA
G Rich Tylski FA
DT Daniel Benetka FA
DT Bernard Holsey FA
DE Radell Lockhart FA
DE/DT Rick Lyle FA
DT Steve Martin FA
ILB Ryan Phillips FA
OLB Ratcliff Thomas FA
ILB Maugaula Tuitele FA
SS Victor Green FA
FS Chris Hayes FA
CB Rob Kelly FA
CB Tom Knight FA
SS Daryl Porter FA
CB Tony Scott WAIVERS
LS Ryan Benjamin FA
P Tony Umholtz
OT Brandon Gorin FA
ILB Brandon Moore FA
2002 Subtractions:
Drew Bledsoe TRADE
WR Charles Johnson
TE Rod Rutledge
Jermaine Wiggins
DT Brandon Mitchell
DT Chris Sullivan
ILB Bryan Cox
CB Terrell Buckley
CB Terrance Shaw
SS Matt Stevens
SS Hakim Akbar
ILB Kole Ayi TRADE
WR Terry Glenn TRADE
CB Ray Hill
WR Curtis Jackson
ILB Andy Katzenmoyer
ILB Marty Moore
2003 Additions:
FB Michael Malan FA
FB Fred McCrary FA
WR Dedric Ward FA
TE Rod Trafford FA
C Bill Conaty FA
DE Brad Harris FA
OLB Rosevelt Colvin FA
ILB Don Davis FA
ILB Courtney Ledyard FA
FS Chris Akins FA
SS Rodney Harrison FA
SS Aric Morris FA
CB Tyrone Poole FA
P Daniel Pope FA
RB Mike Cloud FA
FB Larry Centers FA
NT Ted Washington TRADE
2003 Subtractions:
FB Marc Edwards
WR Fred Coleman
WR Donald Hayes
TE Cam Cleeland
T Greg Robinson-Randall TRADE
C/G Grey Ruegamer
DT Bernard Holsey
CB Terrell Buckley
SS Victor Green
FS Chris Hayes
FS Tebucky Jones TRADE
FS Rob Kelly
DT Maurice Anderson
2004 Additions:
QB Kurt Kittner FA
RB Corey Dillon TRADE
FB Malaefou MacKenzie FA
WR Michael Jennings FA
TE Matt Cercone FA
TE Zeron Flemister FA
T Jack Fadule FA
G/C Bob Hallen FA
T David Pruce FA
T James Williams FA
DE Rodney Bailey FA
DE Dwight Johnson FA
DE Buck Rasmussen FA
NT Keith Traylor FA
ILB Lawrence Flugence FA
ILB Justin Kurpeikis FA
CB Terrell Buckley FA
SS Scott Farley FA
P Josh Miller FA
QB Jim Miller FA
DE DeVonte Peterson FA
S Russell Stuvaints FA
2004 Subtractions:
QB Damon Huard
FB Larry Centers
RB Antowain Smith
WR Dedric Ward
TE Fred Baxter
DE Bobby Hamilton
NT/DE Rick Lyle
DE Anthony Pleasant
NT Ted Washington
SS Chris Akins
FS Antwan Harris
LS Brian Kinchen
P Ken Walter
C Mike Clare
G Mike Compton
ILB Courtney Ledyard
LS Sean McDermott
G Damien Woody
WR Jamin Elliott
2005 Additions:
QB Doug Flutie FA
WR Eugene Baker FA
WR Rich Musinski FA
WR Jake Schifino FA
WR David Terrell FA
TE Joel Jacobs FA
T Victor Leyva FA
T Jeff Roehl FA
ILB Monty Beisel FA
ILB Chad Brown FA
ILB Wesly Mallard FA
OLB Grant Steen FA
FS Antuan Edwards FA
CB Duane Starks TRADE
WR Tim Dwight FA
RB Chad Morton FA
WR Andre Davis TRADE
ILB Jared Newberry FA
2005 Subtractions:
QB Jim Miller
FB/RB Rabih Abdullah
WR Kevin Kasper
WR David Patten
G Joe Andruzzi
NT Keith Traylor
ILB Ted Johnson
ILB Roman Phifer
FS Je’Rod Cherry
CB Earthwind Moreland
TE Zeron Flemister
OT Adrian Klemm
CB Ty Law
ILB Justin Kurpeikis
CB/S Omare Lowe
OT Lance Nimmo
DE Buck Rasmussen
2006 Additions:
QB Todd Mortensen FA
RB Earl Charles FA
WR Reche Caldwell FA
WR Keron Henry FA
WR Rich Musinski FA
WR Zuriel Smith FA
WR John Stone FA
TE Walter Rasby FA
G Nick Steitz FA
ILB Barry Gardner FA
FS Tebucky Jones FA
FS Mel Mitchell FA
CB Eric Warfield FA
LS Jon Condo FA
K Martin Gramatica FA
NT Jonathan Sullivan TRADE
WR Doug Gabriel TRADE
ILB Junior Seau FA
WR Kelvin Kight FA
QB J.T. O’Sullivan FA
2006 Subtractions:
QB Doug Flutie
WR Andre Davis
WR Tim Dwight
WR David Givens
WR Bethel Johnson TRADE
TE Christian Fauria
T Tom Ashworth
T Brandon Gorin
ILB Matt Chatham
OLB/DE Willie McGinest
FS Michael Stone
K Adam Vinatieri
ILB Ryan Claridge
WR Cedric James
CB Tyrone Poole
CB Duane Starks
G Ryan Krug
WR P.K. Sam
WR Deion Branch TRADE
2007 Additions:
RB Sammy Morris FA
WR C.J. Jones FA
WR Randy Moss TRADE
WR Donte Stallworth FA
WR Kelley Washington FA
WR Wes Welker TRADE
TE Kyle Brady FA
NT Rashad Moore FA
DE/NT Kenny Smith FA
OLB Chad Brown FA
ILB Adalius Thomas FA
CB Tory James FA
CB Eddie Jackson FA
P Chris Hanson FA
FB Kyle Eckel FA
TE Jason Rader FA
2007 Subtractions:
QB Vinny Testaverde
RB Corey Dillon
TE Daniel Graham
DE Marquise Hill
OLB/DE Tully Banta-Cain
CB Ray Mickens
CB Antwain Spann
P Todd Sauerbrun
RB Earl Charles
ILB Don Davis
ILB Barry Gardner
FS Tebucky Jones
WR Michael McGrew
FB/RB Patrick Pass
WR Zuriel Smith
SS Ray Ventrone
P Ken Walter
P Danny Baugher
OT Sean Bubin
CB James Patrick
TE Rod Trafford
2008 Additions:
WR Sam Aiken FA
WR Robert Ortiz FA
TE Marcus Pollard FA
T/G Lav Bauta FA
T Anthony Clement FA
G/T Jimmy Martin FA
G/C Gene Mruczkowski FA
DE/NT Titus Adams FA
NT Steve Fifita FA
DE/NT Kenny Smith FA
ILB Victor Hobson FA
CB Fernando Bryant FA
CB Lewis Sanders FA
CB Jason Webster FA
SS/ILB Tank Williams FA
T/G Oliver Ross FA
RB Lamont Jordan FA
T Mark LeVoir WAIVERS
CB Deltha O’Neal FA
T/G Barry Stokes FA
G/T Jacob Bender FA
2008 Subtractions:
WR Troy Brown
WR Donte Stallworth
TE Kyle Brady
NT Rashad Moore
ILB Junior Seau
SS Willie Andrews
CB Randall Gay
CB Asante Samuel
FS Eugene Wilson
OLB Rosevelt Colvin
ILB Oscar Lua
FS Mel Mitchell
OLB Kyle Bissinger
WR Bam Childress
CB Tim Mixon
TE Jason Rader
CB Gemara Williams
2009 Additions:
RB Fred Taylor FA
WR Joey Galloway FA
WR Greg Lewis TRADE
TE Chris Baker FA
TE Alex Smith TRADE
C Al Johnson FA
DE/OLB Tully Banta-Cain FA
DT Steve Williams FA
ILB Vinny Ciurciu FA
OLB Paris Lenon FA
CB Leigh Bodden FA
FS Herana-Daze Jones FA
FS Brandon McGowan FA
LS Nathan Hodel FA
CB Shawn Springs FA
TE Michael Matthews TRADE
G Kendall Simmons FA
DE/OLB Derrick Burgess TRADE
OLB/DE Rob Ninkovich FA
RB Chris Taylor FA
QB/WR Isaiah Stanback FA
2009 Subtractions:
QB Matt Cassel TRADE
RB LaMont Jordan
WR Jabar Gaffney
WR Kelley Washington
OLB Rosevelt Colvin
ILB Larry Izzo
ILB Junior Seau
OLB Mike Vrabel TRADE
CB Ellis Hobbs TRADE
CB Deltha O’Neal
FS/CB Lewis Sanders
FS Antwain Spann
LS Lonie Paxton
SS Rodney Harrison
ILB Bo Ruud
DE/NT Kenny Smith
T/G Barry Stokes
OLB Angelo Craig
SS Mark Dillard
WR Maurice Price
OLB Darrell Robertson
2010 Additions:
RB Thomas Clayton FA
WR Torry Holt FA
WR David Patten FA
TE Alge Crumpler FA
DE Damione Lewis FA
OLB Marques Murrell FA
ILB Tracy White TRADE
SS Jarrad Page TRADE
SS Josh Barrett WAIVERS
T/G Quinn Ojinnaka TRADE
CB Tony Carter FA
2010 Subtractions:
WR Isaiah Stanback
TE Chris Baker
TE Ben Watson
DE Jarvis Green
ILB Junior Seau
OLB Adalius Thomas
CB Shawn Springs
P Chris Hanson
WR Tyree Barnes
FB Eric Kettani
WR Shun White
TE Robbie Agnone
OLB Bruce Davis
WR Nick Moore
WR Robert Ortiz
QB Jeff Rowe
2011 Additions (Non-rookie players signed or traded for before Week 1 of the regular season):
DE Marcus Stroud FA
WR Tyree Barnes FA
RB Eric Kettani FA
WR Chad Ochocino (Trade)
DL Albert Haynesworth (Trade)
DL Steve Williams FA
OL Chris Morris FA
OL Jonathan Compas FA
DE Mark Anderson FA
DE Andre Carter FA
DE Shaun Ellis FA
LB Niko Koutouvides FA
S James Ihedigbo FA
LB Ricky Brown FA
TE Garrett Mills FA
WR Tiquan Underwood FA
LS James Dearth FA
CB Antwaun Molden (Waivers)
OG Brian Waters FA
OL Matt Kopa FA
OL Nick McDonald FA
OL Thomas Welch FA
LB A.J. Edds FA
TE Dan Gronkowski FA
2011 Subtractions (free agents who were not resigned and players cut before training camp):
LB Tully Banta-Cain
CB Tony Carter
TE Alge Crumpler
OL Nick Kazcur
DE Marcus Stroud
DE Ty Warren
LB Ryan Coulson
RB Fred Taylor
OL Quinn Ojinnaka
S Jarrad Page
K Shayne Graham
2012 Additions
QB Mike Hartline
FB Eric Kettani
FB Tony Fiammetta
FB Spencer Larsen
WR Anthony Gonzalez
WR Brandon Lloyd
WR Donte Stallworth
TE Daniel Fells
T/G Robert Gallery
DT Marcus Harrison
S Steve Gregory
DE/OLB Trevor Scott
DE Jonathan Fanene
CB Will Allen
CB Marquice Cole
LB Bobby Carpenter
WR Jabar Gaffney
2012 Subtractions
OL Rich Ohrnberger
LB Christian Cox
DE Mark Anderson
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis
WR Tiquan Underwood
Wow, when its laid out like that in front of all to see, that sure is a big swing. Thats a whole lot of nothing, with a few big somethings sprinkled in there for Belichick. But then looking furthers you realize that that those somethings, were Vrabel, Dillon, Welker, Moss etc. Those were Superbowl creating somethings.
Dont forget Danny Woodhead was also a 2010 FA addition .