Patriots Expected To Sign 4-Time Pro Bowl Quarterback

The New England Patriots will no longer have Bill Belichick as a head coach and it seems like they will also sign a new quarterback.

Mac Jones struggled to meet expectations in his third season with the Patriots and Belichick even benched him in favor of his backups.

The Patriots have the No.3 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. They don’t really stand a chance to get Caleb Williams and Drake Maye. It’s more than obvious that they could go after another option. According to Bleacher Report, the Patriots may sign three-year contract Kirk Cousins.

“Look for the Patriots to be a player as they look to move into a new, post-Bill Belichick era,” Erik Beaston from Bleacher Report wrote in a January 14 story.

Cousins is one of the best passers in the NFL and he has made the Pro Bowl in four occasions. If you are interested in numbers, the Minnesota Vikings quarterback has 39,471 yards, 270 touchdowns, and a 98.2 quarterback rating so far in his career.

Kirk Cousins the top 2 potential free agent per PFF #Skol pic.twitter.com/lrmPBKvbC0

— Rick Sosa (@sosarick) January 15, 2024

“Barring a new deal with the Vikings before then, Cousins is going to be the most coveted free agent quarterback on the market, and with good reason,” Beaston added.

“Before a season-ending torn Achilles, Cousins put up 2,331 yards, 18 touchdowns, and was on pace to be one of the top-performing quarterbacks of the season. Despite his offensive output, the team was not particularly good, begging the question: Why would the Vikings pay big money to retain a quarterback without wins to go along with his great stats?”

Patriots may be willing to sign a quarterback who wants to win

Cousins may be 35, but he is ready to add some rings to his portfolio. He has one playoff win since 2018 and maybe he is more interested in a change of scenery. In other words, he could sign with another team and actually get a ring.

“I think it ultimately is about winning football games. And so that will be the most important thing, winning football games. With that, no one thing is in a vacuum,” the quarterback told the media on January 8.

“Usually, you win football games because there are some other factors that are really important to me that are going to have to be there to be able to win football games. So it ultimately all ties together. The factors work together. But I certainly believe we can do that here. God has blessed me financially beyond my wildest dreams, so at this stage of my career, the dollars are really not what it’s about.”