It may not have happened immediately on Day 1 of the NFL's legal tampering period, but the New England Patriots have now added a wide receiver on Day 2.
According to multiple reports, the Patriots have reached an agreement with former Green Bay Packer Romeo Doubs. Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer reports that it is a four-year, $68 million deal, with a maximum value of $80 million.
Doubs, who turns 26 in April, had a career high 724 receiving yards this past season on 55 receptions in 16 games, to go along with six touchdowns. He has averaged between 3.2 and 3.5 receptions and between 33 and 46 yards per game across all four of his NFL seasons, representing solid but not exceptional production.
The Patriots had a clear need at receiver after releasing Stefon Diggs. They had been linked to top free agent Alec Pierce, but Pierce returned to the Indianapolis Colts right as the legal tampering period began Monday. They also continue to be linked to Philadelphia Eagles star A.J. Brown as a trade target, but nothing has materialized on that front yet.
Whether Doubs will be the Patriots' lone addition at the position remains to be seen. His production is more in line with that of a No. 2 receiver rather than a true No. 1, but New England might feel that Doubs still has more upside than he was able to show in a Green Bay offense that tended to spread the ball around rather than make any one or two receivers the focal point of the offense.
Doubs, who is listed at 6-foot-2, 204 pounds, was originally a fourth-round pick in 2022.