The Patriots are anticipated to signal free-agent offensive sort out Riley Reiff, in response to ESPN.
Reiff, an 11-year veteran, began 10 video games final season at proper sort out with the Bears however can play either side. The Patriots anticipate him to win a beginning job in coaching camp, per The Athletic.
Reiff began his profession at left sort out and has loved earlier stints in Detroit (2012-16), Minnesota (’17-20), Cincinnati (2021) and Chicago (2022). Last season, Reiff allowed stress on 6.1% of his pass-blocking snaps, per Pro Football Focus, and posted a median run-blocking grade. In New England, he joins Trent Brown and the newly-signed Calvin Anderson as the highest contenders to begin at offensive sort out subsequent season.
The Patriots had a revolving door at proper sort out final yr between Isaiah Wynn, Yodny Cajuste and Conor McDermott. Reiff may additionally function a swing sort out if Brown, Anderson and/or a draft decide win the beginning jobs. The 34-year-old is a former captain who additionally crossed paths with Pats inside lineman James Ferentz in faculty Iowa.
Before reaching phrases with Reiff, the Pats re-signed McDermott and tendered Cajuste, a restricted free agent.
In a postseason press convention, Bears GM Ryan Poles raved about Reiff’s influence on his younger crew.
“That guy did more than a lot of people think for that O-line room and the mentality,” Poles stated. “When I first got here, I wasn’t fired up on how we protected the quarterback in terms of getting ’em off the ground and that attitude and that physicality. He’s a reason why we ran the ball so well. We finished. We had an attitude. We had an identity and that’s a lot because of guys like him.”
Riley performed just one snap within the Patriots’ 33-14 loss to Chicago final October, however began the crew’s closing 10 video games. He additionally began all 12 video games he performed in with the Bengals in 2021.
Source: www.bostonherald.com
