2024 New England Patriots season explained

The 2024 season will be the New England Patriots' upcoming 55th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 65th overall, and their 23rd playing home games at Gillette Stadium and will be the first year under a new de facto general manager, executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf, and a new head coach, Jerod Mayo.

This is the first season since 1999 without long time head coach Bill Belichick, as he and the Patriots mutually agreed to part ways on January 11.^[1] A day later, linebacker coach Jerod Mayo was hired as the 15th head coach in franchise history; Mayo had played with the team between 2008 and 2015, winning Super Bowl XLIX with them. They will attempt to improve on their AFC-worst 4–13 record from last year, make the playoffs after a two-year absence, and end their four-year AFC East title drought. Also, this will be the first season since 2007 without special teams star Matthew Slater on the roster after he announced his retirement on February 20.

Roster changes

Free agency

Unrestricted

Position	Player	2024 team	Date signed	Contract
WR	Kendrick Bourne	New England Patriots	March 21, 2024[2]	3 years, $19.5 million[3]
TE	Pharaoh Brown	Seattle Seahawks	March 14, 2024[4]	1 year, $3.2 million[5]
OT	Trent Brown	Cincinnati Bengals	March 19, 2024[6]	1 year, $4.75 million[7]
CB	Myles Bryant	Houston Texans	April 2, 2024[8]	1 year, $1.75 million[9]
S	Cody Davis
S	Kyle Dugger	New England Patriots	April 7, 2024[10]	4 years, $58 million[11]
RB	Ezekiel Elliott	Dallas Cowboys	April 29, 2024[12]	1 year, $3 million[13]
TE	Mike Gesicki	Cincinnati Bengals	March 14, 2024[14]	1 year, $2.5 million[15]
LB	Terez Hall
TE	Hunter Henry	New England Patriots	March 13, 2024[16]	3 years, $27 million[17]
LB	Anfernee Jennings	New England Patriots	March 15, 2024[18]	3 years, $12 million[19]
S	Jalen Mills	New York Giants	March 14, 2024[20]	1 year, $1.38 million[21]
WR	Tre Nixon
OT	Michael Onwenu	New England Patriots	March 14, 2024[22]	3 years, $57 million[23]
WR	Jalen Reagor	New England Patriots	March 13, 2024	1 year, $1.29 million[24]
OT	Riley Reiff
LB	Josh Uche	New England Patriots	March 13, 2024	1 year, $3 million[25]
LB	Mack Wilson	Arizona Cardinals	March 14, 2024[26]	3 years, $12.75 million[27]

Exclusive Rights

Position	Player	2024 team	Date signed	Contract
CB	Alex Austin	New England Patriots	March 13, 2024	1 year, $915,000[28]
LB	Christian Elliss	New England Patriots	March 12, 2024[29]	2 years, $1.6 million[30]
QB	Nathan Rourke	New England Patriots	March 12, 2024	1 year, $915,000[31]
OT	Tyrone Wheatley Jr.	New England Patriots	March 12, 2024	1 year, $750,000[32]

Signings/waiver claims

Player	Position	Previous team	Date signed	Contract
OT	Chukwuma Okorafor	Pittsburgh Steelers	March 11, 2024[33]	1 year, $4 million[34]
RB	Antonio Gibson	Washington Commanders	March 14, 2024	3 years, $11.25 million[35]
TE	Austin Hooper	Las Vegas Raiders		1 year, $3.13 million[36]
LB	Sione Takitaki	Cleveland Browns		2 years, $6.65 million[37]
QB	Jacoby Brissett	Washington Commanders	March 15, 2024	1 year, $8 million[38]
G	Nick Leverett	Tampa Bay Buccaneers		1 year, $1.78 million[39]
DT	Armon Watts	Pittsburgh Steelers		1 year, $2.2 million[40]
WR	K. J. Osborn	Minnesota Vikings	March 19, 2024[41]	1 year, $4 million[42]
S	Jaylinn Hawkins	Los Angeles Chargers	March 21, 2024	1 year, $1.29 million[43]
TE	Mitchell Wilcox	Cincinnati Bengals	April 22, 2024[44]	1 year, $1.08 million[45]
LB	Oshane Ximines	New York Giants	April 30, 2024[46]	1 year, $1.13 million[47]
K	Joey Slye	Jacksonville Jaguars	May 2, 2024[48]	1 year, $1.27 million[49]
OG	Liam Fornadel	DC Defenders	June 18, 2024[50]	3 years, $2.83 million[51]
DT	Mike Purcell	Denver Broncos	August 1, 2024[52]	TBC[53]
OT	Kellen Diesch	Cleveland Browns	August 2, 2024[54]	1 year, $795,000[55]
S	A. J. Thomas	Birmingham Stallions	August 2, 2024[56]	1 year, $985,000[57]
RB	Deshaun Fenwick	New England Patriots	August 12, 2024[58]	1 year, $795,000[59]
WR	Matt Landers	Cleveland Browns	August 20, 2024[60]	TBC

Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's season.

Releases/waivers

Position	Player	Date released/waived
DT	Lawrence Guy	February 20, 2024[61]
S	Adrian Phillips
CB	J. C. Jackson	March 1, 2024[62]
LB	Chris Board	March 14, 2024[63]
WR	DeVante Parker
OT	Conor McDermott	April 29, 2024[64]
QB	Nathan Rourke	May 6, 2024[65]
RB	Ke'Shawn Vaughn	May 13, 2024[66]
OG	Andrew Stueber	June 3, 2024[67]
WR	T. J. Luther	June 6, 2024[68]
LB	Jay Person	June 11, 2024[69]
LB	Jontrey Hunter	July 22, 2024[70]
RB	Deshaun Fenwick	August 2, 2024[71]
OT	Tyrone Wheatley Jr.
WR	JuJu Smith-Schuster	August 9, 2024[72]
DE	John Morgan III	August 12, 2024

Trades

• March 14 – Quarterback Mac Jones was traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for a 2024 sixth-round pick (No. 193).^[73]
• August 14 – Linebacker Matthew Judon was traded to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for a 2025 third-round pick.^[74]

Draft

See main article: 2024 NFL draft.

2024 New England Patriots Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
	3		QB	North Carolina
2	37	Ja'Lynn Polk	WR	Washington
3	68	Caedan Wallace	OT	Penn State
4	103	Layden Robinson	G	Texas A&M
	110	Javon Baker	WR	UCF
6	180	Marcellas Dial	CB	South Carolina
	193	Joe Milton	QB	Tennessee
7	231	Jaheim Bell	TE	Florida State

2024 New England Patriots undrafted free agents

Name	Position	College	Ref.
Deshaun Fenwick	RB	Oregon State	[75]
Kaleb Ford-Dement	CB	Texas State
Zuri Henry	OT	UTEP
Jontrey Hunter	LB	Georgia State
John Morgan III	DE	Arkansas
Dell Pettus	S	Troy
Charles Turner III	C	LSU
Mikey Victor	CB	Alabama State
Jacob Warren	TE	Tennessee
Terrell Jennings	RB	Florida A&M
Ryan Johnson	G	Youngstown State
Jay Person	LB	Chattanooga
Jotham Russell	DE	IPPP
David Wallis	WR	Randolph–Macon	[76]
JaQuae Jackson	WR	Rutgers	[77]
Steele Chambers	LB	Ohio State	[78]

Preseason

Week	Date	Time ()	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
1		7:00 p.m.	Carolina Panthers	W 17–3	1–0	Gillette Stadium	WBZ	Recap
2		7:00 p.m.	Philadelphia Eagles	L 13–14	1–1	Gillette Stadium	WBZ	Recap
3	August 25	8:00 p.m.	at Washington Commanders			Commanders Field	NBC

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Time ()	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
1	September 8	1:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati Bengals			Paycor Stadium	CBS
2	September 15	1:00 p.m.	Seattle Seahawks			Gillette Stadium	Fox
3		8:15 p.m.	at New York Jets			MetLife Stadium	Prime Video
4	September 29	4:05 p.m.	at San Francisco 49ers			Levi's Stadium	Fox
5	October 6	1:00 p.m.	Miami Dolphins			Gillette Stadium	Fox
6	October 13	1:00 p.m.	Houston Texans			Gillette Stadium	CBS
7	October 20	9:30 a.m.	at Jacksonville Jaguars				NFLN
8	October 27	1:00 p.m.	New York Jets			Gillette Stadium	CBS
9	November 3	1:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Titans			Nissan Stadium	Fox
10	November 10	1:00 p.m.	at Chicago Bears			Soldier Field	Fox
11	November 17	1:00 p.m.	Los Angeles Rams			Gillette Stadium	Fox
12	November 24	1:00 p.m.	at Miami Dolphins			Hard Rock Stadium	CBS
13	December 1	1:00 p.m.	Indianapolis Colts			Gillette Stadium	CBS
14	Bye
15	December 15	4:25 p.m.	at Arizona Cardinals			State Farm Stadium	CBS
16	December 22	1:00 p.m.	at Buffalo Bills			Highmark Stadium	CBS
17	December 28/29		Los Angeles Chargers			Gillette Stadium
18	January 4/5		Buffalo Bills			Gillette Stadium

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times from Weeks 5–16 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
• The date, time and network for Week 17 will be finalized at a later date.
• The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Patriots and Bill Belichick Have Mutually Agreed to Part Ways. January 11, 2024. January 11, 2024.
2. Web site: Patriots Re-sign WR Kendrick Bourne; Sign Unrestricted Free Agent S Jaylinn Hawkins . 2024-03-21 . www.patriots.com.
3. Web site: Spotrac.com . Kendrick Bourne . 2024-03-21 . Spotrac.com.
4. Web site: Seattle Seahawks . 2024-03-14 . www.seahawks.com.
5. Web site: Pharaoh Brown . 2024-03-14 . Spotrac.com.
6. Web site: Bengals Sign Trent Brown . 2024-03-19 . www.bengals.com.
7. Web site: Spotrac.com . Trenton Brown . 2024-03-19 . Spotrac.com.
8. Web site: Houston Texans Transactions (04-02-2024) . 2024-04-02. www.houstontexans.com.
9. Web site: Spotrac.com . Myles Bryant . 2024-03-27 . Spotrac.com.
10. Web site: Patriots Sign Kyle Dugger To Long-Term Extension . 2024-04-07 . www.patriots.com.
11. Web site: Kyle Dugger . 2024-04-07. Spotrac.com.
12. Web site: Cowboys, Ezekiel Elliott reunite for 2024 season . 2024-04-29 . www.dallascowboys.com.
13. Web site: Spotrac . Ezekiel Elliott NFL . 2024-04-29 . spotrac.com.
14. Web site: Bengals Sign Mike Gesicki . 2024-03-14 . www.bengals.com.
15. Web site: Mike Gesicki . 2024-03-14 . Spotrac.com.
16. Web site: Patriots Make A Series of Roster Moves . 2024-03-13 . www.patriots.com.
17. Web site: Hunter Henry . 2024-03-13 . Spotrac.com.
18. Web site: Patriots Announce Four Signings . 2024-03-15 . www.patriots.com.
19. Web site: Spotrac.com . Anfernee Jennings . 2024-03-15 . Spotrac.com.
20. Web site: 2024 New York Giants Free Agency Tracker . 2024-03-14 . www.giants.com.
21. Web site: Jalen Mills . 2024-03-14 . Spotrac.com.
22. Web site: Patriots Sign Four Unrestricted Free Agents . 2024-03-14 . www.patriots.com.
23. Web site: Mike Onwenu . 2024-03-14 . Spotrac.com.
24. Web site: Jalen Reagor . 2024-03-13 . Spotrac.com.
25. Web site: Josh Uche . 2024-03-13 . Spotrac.com.
26. Web site: Cardinals Make Official Six Free Agent Additions . 2024-03-14 . www.azcardinals.com.
27. Web site: Mack Wilson . 2024-03-14 . Spotrac.com.
28. Web site: Spotrac.com . Alex Austin . 2024-03-13 . Spotrac.com.
29. Web site: Patriots Announce Roster Moves . 2024-03-12 . www.patriots.com.
30. Web site: Spotrac.com . Christian Elliss . 2024-03-13 . Spotrac.com.
31. Web site: Spotrac.com . Nathan Rourke . 2024-03-13 . Spotrac.com.
32. Web site: Spotrac.com . Tyrone Wheatley Jr. . 2024-03-13 . Spotrac.com.
33. Web site: Patriots Sign Free Agent Tackle Chukwuma Okorafor . 2024-03-12 . www.patriots.com.
34. Web site: Spotrac.com . Chukwuma Okorafor . 2024-03-08 . Spotrac.com.
35. Web site: Spotrac.com . Antonio Gibson . 2024-03-14 . Spotrac.com.
36. Web site: Spotrac.com . Austin Hooper . 2024-03-14 . Spotrac.com.
37. Web site: Spotrac.com . Sione Takitaki . 2024-03-14 . Spotrac.com.
38. Web site: Spotrac.com . Jacoby Brissett . 2024-03-15 . Spotrac.com.
39. Web site: Spotrac.com . Nick Leverett . 2024-03-15 . Spotrac.com.
40. Web site: Spotrac.com . Armon Watts . 2024-03-15 . Spotrac.com.
41. Web site: Patriots Sign Unrestricted Free Agent WR K.J. Osborn . 2024-03-19 . www.patriots.com.
42. Web site: Spotrac.com . K.J. Osborn . 2024-03-19 . Spotrac.com . en-US.
43. Web site: Jaylinn Hawkins . 2024-03-21 . Spotrac.com.
44. Web site: Patriots sign TE Mitchell Wilcox . 2024-04-23 . www.patriots.com.
45. Web site: Spotrac . Mitchell Wilcox NFL . 2024-04-27 . spotrac.com.
46. Web site: Patriots Sign LB Oshane Ximines . 2024-04-30 . www.patriots.com.
47. Web site: Spotrac . Oshane Ximines NFL . 2024-05-03 . spotrac.com.
48. Web site: Patriots Sign K Joey Slye . 2024-05-03 . www.patriots.com.
49. Web site: Spotrac . Joey Slye NFL . 2024-05-03 . spotrac.com.
50. Web site: Patriots Sign Guard Liam Fornadel . 2024-06-19 . www.patriots.com.
51. Web site: Spotrac . Liam Fornadel NFL . 2024-07-12 . spotrac.com.
52. Web site: PPatriots Sign DT Mike Purcell . www.patriots.com.
53. Web site: Spotrac.com . Mike Purcell . 2024-08-01 . Spotrac.com.
54. Web site: Patriots Make A Series Of Roster Moves . 2024-08-02 . www.patriots.com.
55. Web site: Spotrac . Kellen Diesch NFL . 2024-08-19 . spotrac.com . en.
56. Web site: Patriots Make A Series Of Roster Moves . 2024-08-02 . www.patriots.com.
57. Web site: Spotrac . A.J. Thomas NFL . 2024-08-02 . spotrac.com.
58. Web site: Patriots Re-Sign RB Deshaun Fenwick; Release DE John Morgan . 2024-08-12 . www.patriots.com.
59. Web site: Spotrac . Deshaun Fenwick NFL . 2024-08-19 . spotrac.com . en.
60. Web site: Patriots Claim WR Matt Landers and Place Rookie WR JaQuae Jackson on Injured Reserve . 2024-08-21 . www.patriots.com . en-US.
61. Web site: Patriots Release DT Lawrence Guy Sr. and S Adrian Phillips . 2024-03-08 . www.patriots.com.
62. Web site: Patriots Release CB J.C. Jackson . 2024-03-12 . www.patriots.com.
63. Web site: Patriots Release LB Chris Board and WR Devante Parker . 2024-03-14 . www.patriots.com.
64. Web site: Patriots Release OL Conor McDermott . 2024-04-30 . www.patriots.com.
65. Web site: Patriots release QB Nathan Rourke . 2024-05-06 . www.patriots.com.
66. Web site: Patriots Sign Four Rookie Free Agents; Release RB Ke'Shawn Vaughn . 2024-05-13 . www.patriots.com.
67. Web site: Patriots Sign Rookie Free Agent WR David Wallis; Release OL Andrew Stueber . 2024-06-04 . www.patriots.com.
68. Web site: Patriots Sign Rookie Free Agent WR JaQuae Jackson; Release WR T.J. Luther . 2024-06-07 . www.patriots.com.
69. Web site: Patriots Claim Rookie LB Steele Chambers Off Waivers From Detroit; Release Rookie LB Jay Person . 2024-06-11. www.patriots.com.
70. Web site: Patriots Release Rookie LB Jontrey Hunter . 2024-07-22 . www.patriots.com.
71. Web site: Patriots Make A Series Of Roster Moves . 2024-08-02 . www.patriots.com.
72. Web site: Patriots Release WR JuJu Smith-Schuster . 2024-08-09 . www.patriots.com.
73. Web site: Patriots Trade QB Mac Jones to Jacksonville . 2024-03-14 . www.patriots.com.
74. Web site: Patriots trading Matt Judon to Falcons following prolonged contract stalemate . 2024-08-14 . NFL.com.
75. Web site: Patriots Sign Three of Their Eight 2024 Draft Picks and Sign Nine Rookie Free Agents . 2024-05-11 . www.patriots.com.
76. Web site: Patriots Sign Rookie Free Agent WR David Wallis; Release OL Andrew Stueber . 2024-06-04 . www.patriots.com.
77. Web site: Patriots Sign Rookie Free Agent WR JaQuae Jackson; Release WR T.J. Luther . 2024-06-07 . www.patriots.com.
78. Web site: Patriots Claim Rookie LB Steele Chambers Off Waivers From Detroit; Release Rookie LB Jay Person. 2024-06-11 . www.patriots.com.