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2017 New England Patriots season
OwnerRobert Kraft
Head coachBill Belichick
Home fieldGillette Stadium

The 2017 New England Patriots season will be the franchise's upcoming 48th season in the National Football League, the 58th overall and the 18th under head coach Bill Belichick.

The New England Patriots will enter this season as the defending champions of Super Bowl LI.[1]

Coaching Changes

Departures

February 20: Long time Patriots coach, Brian Daboll, was named as the offensive coordinator for the University of Alabama football team after serving as the Patriots tight ends coach for three years.[2]

Promotions

February 27: After serving as a Patriots coaching assistant for 2 years, Nick Caley was named as the Patriots tight ends coach. Thus, replacing former Patriots tight ends coach, Brian Daboll, for the job.[3]

Roster Changes

Free agents

Unrestricted

Position Player 2017 Team Date Signed Contract
TE Martellus Bennett Green Bay Packers March 10, 2017[4] three years, $21 million[5]
RB LeGarrette Blount TBD
RB Brandon Bolden New England Patriots April 5, 2017[6] one year, $775,000[7]
DT Alan Branch New England Patriots March 9, 2017[8] two years, $12 million[5]
FB James Develin New England Patriots March 6, 2017[9] two years, $2.85 million[5]
WR Michael Floyd TBD
FS Duron Harmon New England Patriots March 9, 2017[10] four years, $17 million[5]
MLB Dont'a Hightower New England Patriots March 15, 2017[11] four years, $43.5 million[5]
DE Chris Long Philadelphia Eagles March 28, 2017[12] two years, $4.8 million[13][14]
OLB Barkevious Mingo Indianapolis Colts March 9, 2017[15] one year, $2.5 million[5]
CB Logan Ryan Tennessee Titans March 10, 2017[16] three years, $30 million[5]
TE Greg Scruggs TBD
DE Jabaal Sheard Indianapolis Colts March 10, 2017[17] three years, $25.5 million[5][18]

Restricted

Position Player 2017 Team Date Signed Contract
CB Malcolm Butler New England Patriots April 18, 2017[19] assigned tender (first-round) on March 7, 2017 ($3.91 million)[20][5]
OT Cameron Fleming New England Patriots April 10, 2017[21] assigned tender (original-round) on March 7, 2017 ($1.797 million)[22][5]
TE Michael Williams New England Patriots March 9, 2017[23] one year, $540,000[5]

Exclusive-Rights

Position Player 2017 Team Date Signed Contract
CB Justin Coleman New England Patriots March 16, 2017[24] assigned tender on March 7,[25] one year, $615,000[26]
SS Brandon King New England Patriots April 11, 2017[27] assigned tender on March 8,[5] one year, $615,000[28]
TE Matt Lengel New England Patriots April 18, 2017[29] assigned tender on March 7,[25] one year, $540,000[30]

Signings

Position Player 2016 Team Date Signed Contract
TE Rob Housler Chicago Bears January 19, 2017[31] future contract [31]
CB Stephon Gilmore Buffalo Bills March 10, 2017[32][33] five years, $65 million[34]
DT Lawrence Guy Baltimore Ravens March 11, 2017[35] four years, $13.4 million[36]
RB Rex Burkhead Cincinnati Bengals March 14, 2017[37] one year, $3.15 million[38]
RB Mike Gillislee Buffalo Bills April 24, 2017[39] two years, $6.4 million[39]
Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2016 season.

Departures

Position Player Date Released/Waived
OT Sebastian Vollmer March 3, 2017[40]
RB Tyler Gaffney March 20, 2017[41]
OG Tre' Jackson April 18, 2017[42]

Trades

Draft

Main article: 2017 NFL Draft
2017 New England Patriots Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
3 72
96
4 131
5 183 *
6 200
7 239
* Compensatory selection

Notes

2017 New England Patriots Draft Day Trades
Draft Pick Year Round Overall Team Received
2017 1 No. 32 to New Orleans Saints Received wide receiver Brandin Cooks and the Saints' fourth-round selection (No. 118 overall).[45]
3 No. 103
2017 2 No. 64 to Carolina Panthers Received Carolina's third-round selection (No. 72 overall) and defensive end Kony Ealy[50]
2016 5 No. 147 to Seattle Seahawks Received Seattle's 2017 fourth-round pick (No. 131 overall) and Seattle's 2016 seventh-round pick (No. 225)[51]
7 No. 243
Linebacker Jamie Collins to Cleveland Browns Received Cleveland's third-round compensatory selection (No. 103 overall)[52]
2017 5 No. 175 Received linebacker Barkevious Mingo[53]
Tight end A.J. Derby to Denver Broncos Received Denver's fifth-round selection (No. 163 overall)[54]
2017 6 No. 215 to Detroit Lions Received linebacker Kyle Van Noy and the Lions' seventh-round selection (No. 239 overall)[54]
7 No. 250 Received tight end Michael Williams.[55]

Staff

New England Patriots staff
Front office
  • Chairman/CEO – Robert Kraft
  • President – Jonathan Kraft
  • Executive vice president of player personnel – Eliot Wolf
  • Executive vice president of football business – Robyn Glaser
  • Director of player personnel – Matt Groh
  • Director of pro personnel – Patrick Stewart
  • Assistant director of pro personnel – Sam Fioroni
  • Director of college scouting – Camren Williams
  • Director of scouting administration – Nancy Meier
  • Director of football strategy – Marshall Oium
  • Personnel coordinator – Brian Smith
  • Senior personnel executive – Alonzo Highsmith
Head coach
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Skill development
  • Director of skill development – Joe Kim
  • Skill development / Kick & punt returners – Troy Brown
  • Special assistant to the head coach – Matthew Slater
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – Deron Mayo
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Brian McDonough
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Brandon Martuccio
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Dexter Taylor


→ Coaching staff
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Current roster

New England Patriots roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Roster updated September 4, 2024

53 active, 8 inactive, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt)

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Result Record Game site TV NFL.com
recap
1 August 10 7:30 p.m. EDT Jacksonville Jaguars Gillette Stadium Patriots TV
2 August 19 8:00 p.m. EDT at Houston Texans NRG Stadium Patriots TV
3 August 25 7:00 p.m. EDT at Detroit Lions Ford Field Patriots TV
4 August 31 7:30 p.m. EDT New York Giants Gillette Stadium Patriots TV

Regular season

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Result Record Game site TV NFL.com
recap
1 September 7 8:30 p.m. EDT Kansas City Chiefs Gillette Stadium NBC
2 September 17 1:00 p.m. EDT at New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Superdome CBS
3 September 24 1:00 p.m. EDT Houston Texans Gillette Stadium CBS
4 October 1 1:00 p.m. EDT Carolina Panthers Gillette Stadium Fox
5 October 5 8:25 p.m. EDT at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium CBS/NFLN/
Amazon Prime
6 October 15 1:00 p.m. EDT at New York Jets MetLife Stadium CBS
7 October 22 8:30 p.m. EDT Atlanta Falcons Gillette Stadium NBC
8 October 29 1:00 p.m. EDT Los Angeles Chargers Gillette Stadium CBS
9 Bye
10 November 12 8:30 p.m. EST at Denver Broncos Sports Authority Field at Mile High NBC
11 November 19 4:25 p.m. EST at Oakland Raiders Estadio Azteca (Mexico City) CBS
12 November 26 1:00 p.m. EST Miami Dolphins Gillette Stadium CBS
13 December 3 1:00 p.m. EST at Buffalo Bills New Era Field CBS
14 December 11 8:30 p.m. EST at Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Stadium ESPN
15 December 17 4:25 p.m. EST at Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field CBS
16 December 24 1:00 p.m. EST Buffalo Bills Gillette Stadium CBS
17 December 31 1:00 p.m. EST New York Jets Gillette Stadium CBS

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 6–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

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