The Patriots are making a big splash in the advancement of the free agency, bringing back a familiar face to do so.
New England is expected to negotiate the Raiders’ offensive attack, Trent Brown, the sources say, with the two sides coming together in a deal that took a few weeks to make.
Brown reformulated his deal, agreeing to a new one-year contract as part of the deal, by sources, allowing him to be a free agent after the 2021 season. Previously, he was two years old and 19.25 million remaining in his contract with Las Vegas.
The compensation for Las Vegas is still unclear.
Brown, 27, returns to coach Bill Belichick and the Patriots to rekindle his career, which peaked in 2018 – his only season in New England.
After being traded to the 49ers, he started all games for the Patriots, won a Super Bowl and was good enough to win a $ 66 million contract with the Raiders for four years.
After a 2019 Pro Bowl season as a tackle on the right, Brown had a tougher 2020. He played only five games, spent some time on the reserve / COVID-19 list, and mostly was hospitalized after an accident with an IV pre-game that caused air to enter his bloodstream.
In his end-of-season press conference, Raiders general manager Mike Mayock said of Brown: “When he is healthy, he is dominant. And you have to juxtapose that with your inability to play, week by week, for a two-year period. We need a more consistent player. We think he’s the best right tackle in the league when he’s healthy. “
This is what the Patriots believe they are getting.