New England Patriots Transactions 2016

December
DATETRANSACTION
December 23, 2016Signed DL Woodrow Hamilton to the practice squad.
December 21, 2016Activated QB Jacoby Brissett from injured reserve. Released DL Woodrow Hamilton.
December 15, 2016Claimed WR Michael Floyd off waivers from Arizona. Released WR Griff Whalen.
December 10, 2016Signed DL Darius Kilgo to the practice squad.
December 9, 2016Signed WR Griff Whalen.
December 8, 2016Released DL Darius Kilgo.
December 3, 2016Placed TE Rob Gronkowski on injured reserve. Signed RB D.J. Foster from the practice squad.
December 2, 2016Released TE Kennard Backman from the practice squad. Re-signed FB Glenn Gronkowski to the practice squad.
November
DATETRANSACTION
November 30, 2016Signed RB D.J. Foster to the practice squad. Released FB Glenn Gronkowski from the practice squad.
November 29, 2016Re-signed TE Kennard Backman to the practice squad.
November 28, 2016Claimed DT Darius Kilgo off waivers from Denver. Released RB D.J. Foster.
November 26, 2016Released DB Shamiel Gary from the practice squad.
November 16, 2016Re-signed FB Glenn Gronkowski from the practice squad.
November 15, 2016Released TE Kennard Backman from the practice squad.
November 12, 2016Activated RB Dion Lewis. Signed TE Kennard Backman and RB Tyler Gaffney to the practice squad. Released TE Austin Traylor from the practice squad.
November 10, 2016Released RB Tyler Gaffney.
November 7, 2016Signed LB Trevor Bates to the practice squad. Released FB Glenn Gronkowski from the practice squad.
November 2, 2016Signed TE Matt Lengel from Cincinnati's practice squad.
November 1, 2016Signed OL Chase Ellis and TE Austin Traylor to the practice squad.
October
DATETRANSACTION
October 29, 2016Signed RB Tyler Gaffney from the practice squad.
October 26, 2016Acquired LB Kyle Van Noy from Detroit for future considerations. Signed DL Anthony Johnson to the practice squad. Released OL Chase Farris from the practice squad.
October 25, 2016Traded TE A.J. Derby to Denver for a 2017 fifth-round draft pick. Signed DB Shamiel Gary to the practice squad.
October 20, 2016Signed LB Trevor Reilly to the practice squad. Released WR Shaquelle Evans from the practice squad.
October 18, 2016Signed OL Jamil Douglas to the practice squad. Released OL Ian Silberman from the practice squad.
October 17, 2016Signed RB Tyler Gaffney and FB Glenn Gronkowski to the practice squad.
October 15, 2016Signed DL Geneo Grissom and DL Anthony Johnson from the practice squad. Placed LB Jonathan Freeny and TE Greg Scruggs on injured reserve.
October 12, 2016Signed WR Shaquelle Evans to the practice squad. Released FB Glenn Gronkowski from the practice squad.
October 11, 2016Re-signed OL Ian Silberman to the practice squad.
October 8, 2016Activated QB Tom Brady and DL Rob Ninkovich from the NFL exempt List.
October 7, 2016Placed QB Jacoby Brissett on injured reserve.
October 5, 2016Signed OL Chase Farris to the practice squad. Released LB Quentin Gause from the practice squad.
October 3, 2016Released TE Clay Harbor.
October 1, 2016Signed TE Greg Scruggs. Signed FB Glenn Gronkowski to the practice squad. Released DL John Hughes III. Released WR DaRon Brown from the practice squad.
September
DATETRANSACTION
September 28, 2016Signed DL Anthony Johnson to the practice squad. Released OL Ian Silberman from the practice squad.
September 27, 2016Signed DL John Hughes. Signed WR Da'Ron Brown to the practice squad.
September 26, 2016Released DL Anthony Johnson.
September 15, 2016Released OL Clay DeBord from the practice squad. Signed OL Ian Silberman to the practice squad.
September 14, 2016Released DB Mike Hilton from the practice squad. Signed WR DeAndrew White to the practice squad.
September 7, 2016Acquired CB Eric Rowe from Philadelphia for a conditional draft pick. Released G Josh Kline. Signed LB Quentin Gause to the practice squad. Released LB Rufus Johnson from the practice squad.
September 6, 2016Signed DB Mike Hilton and DB Vinnie Sunseri to the practice squad.
September 5, 2016Signed OL Chris Barker, OL Clay DeBord, DL Geneo Grissom, DL Woodrow Hamilton, LB Rufus Johnson, WR Devin Lucien, RB Bishop Sankey and WR Devin Street to the practice squad.
September 3, 2016Released OL Chris Barker, WR Aaron Dobson, RB Tyler Gaffney, DL Geneo Grissom, LB Rufus Johnson, DL Markus Kuhn, WR Keshawn Martin, DB Darryl Roberts, DB Vinnie Sunseri, DL Joe Vellano, WR DeAndre Carter, OL Jon Halapio, WR Chris Harper, RB Joey Iosefa, LB Kevin Snyder, DL Woodrow Hamilton, LB Kamu Grugier-Hill, CB Cre'von LeBlanc, WR Devin Lucien and TE Bryce Williams.
August
DATETRANSACTION
August 30, 2016Released LB Ramon Humber, OL Keavon Milton and TE Steven Scheu. Placed RB Dion Lewis and T Sebastian Vollmer on the reserve/PUP list.
August 29, 2016Released DL Terrance Knighton and OL Bryan Stork. Placed G Tre' Jackson on the PUP List.
August 24, 2016Traded OL Bryan Stork to Washington for an undisclosed draft pick. Released WR Nate Washington.
August 23, 2016Released CB E.J. Biggers, RB Donald Brown and DL Frank Kearse.
August 22, 2016Released TE Bear Pascoe, S Cedric Thompson and DB V'Angelo Bentley.
August 16, 2016Released DB Brock Vereen.
August 14, 2016Released OL Kyler Kerbyson.
July
DATETRANSACTION
July 27, 2016Placed DB Nate Ebner on the reserve/did not report list. Signed OL Jon Halapio and TE Bear Pascoe.
June
DATETRANSACTION
June 16, 2016Signed Jacoby Brissett.
June 10, 2016Released TE Michael Williams.
May
DATETRANSACTION
May 13, 2016Re-signed RB Joey Iosefa.
May 11, 2016Released LB Tony Steward.
May 9, 2016Signed DL Anthony Johnson.
May 6, 2016Signed CB Cyrus Jones, OL Joe Thuney, DT Vincent Valentine, WR Malcolm Mitchell, LB Kamu Grugier-Hill, LB Elandon Roberts, G Ted Karras, WR Devin Lucien, DB V'Angelo Bentley, RB D.J. Foster, DL Woodrow Hamilton, LB C.J. Johnson, DB Jonathan Jones, CB Cre'Von LeBlanc, TE Steven Scheu and TE Bryce Williams. Released RB Joey Iosefa.
May 2, 2016Released DB Rashaan Melvin and LB James Vaughters.
April
DATETRANSACTION
April 22, 2016Signed LB Tony Steward and LS Christian Yount.
April 15, 2016Released DL Chris Jones and DL Ishmaa'ily Kitchen.
April 14, 2016Re-signed RB Tyler Gaffney.
April 13, 2016Released DL Dominique Easley.
April 12, 2016Re-signed RB LeGarrette Blount.
April 11, 2016Released RB Tyler Gaffney.
April 7, 2016Signed DL Markus Kuhn.
April 4, 2016Signed DT Terrance Knighton and TE Clay Harbor.
March
DATETRANSACTION
March 30, 2016Signed DB E.J. Biggers.
March 24, 2016Signed WR Nate Washington.
March 18, 2016Signed RB Donald Brown, DE Chris Long and LB Shea McClellin.
March 15, 2016Traded DE-LB Chandler Jones to Arizona Cardinals for G Jonathan Cooper and a 2016 second-round draft pick. Re-signed DB Nate Ebner.
March 11, 2016Signed DE Frank Kearse and WR Chris Hogan.
March 10, 2016Signed QB Tom Brady to a two-year contract extension.
March 9, 2016Signed LB Ramon Humber. Released LB Dane Fletcher.
March 8, 2016Signed LB Ramon Humber. Released LB Dane Fletcher.
March 4, 2016Released LB Darius Fleming.
March 2, 2016Released TE Scott Chandler and WR Brandon LaFell.
February
DATETRANSACTION
February 29, 2016Agreed to terms with QB Tom Brady on a two-year contract extension.
February 17, 2016Released DB Leonard Johnson.
January
DATETRANSACTION
January 27, 2016Signed DL Joe Vellano to a reserve/future contract.
January 26, 2016Signed LB James Vaughters, OL Chris Baker, WR DeAndre Carter, RB Joey Iosefa, DB Rashaan Melvin, OL Keavon Milton, S Cedric Thompson and DB Brock Vereen to reserve/future contracts.
January 23, 2016Signed LB Kevin Snyder from the practice squad.
January 19, 2016Placed LB Jerod Mayo on injured reserve.
January 13, 2016Released OL Torrian Wilson from the practice squad. Re-signed WR DeAndre Carter to the practice squad. Signed DB Cedric Thompson and WR J.J. Worten to the practice squad.
January 12, 2016Released WR DeAndre Carter from the practice squad. Signed S Cedric Thompson and WR J.J. Worton to the practice squad.