Patriots place rare veteran free agent tender on LeGarrette Blount
The Patriots have signed three running backs to contracts this offseason, but also have slightly opened the door for LeGarrette Blount to return.
Though Blount remains unsigned as an unrestricted free agent, and the Patriots haven’t shown much interest in bringing him back, on Tuesday they took advantage of a little-used clause of the collective bargaining agreement to retain some of Blount’s rights.
The Patriots placed a veteran free agent tender on Blount before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. deadline, according to several reports. It gives the Patriots more options to retain some value for Blount in case he signs elsewhere, and locks Blount in to a low salary if he decides to sign with the Patriots.
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