Patriots sign veteran guard Greg Van Roten to one-year deal
New England has added interior line depth, agreeing to terms with veteran guard Greg Van Roten, who started for the Giants the past two seasons.
The defending AFC champion New England Patriots have added a proven veteran to their interior line.
Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN): Source: Patriots are signing veteran guard Greg Van Roten to a one-year deal. Giants' starting guard the last two seasons joins the defending AFC champions.
The Patriots are signing guard Greg Van Roten to a one-year deal, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. Van Roten, 32, started for the New York Giants across the last two seasons and now lands in Foxborough, where the Patriots are reshaping the front around their young core.
Adding a player with Van Roten's snap count and positional flexibility gives New England insurance up the middle as it sorts out the line entering the season. He has bounced around the league — Green Bay, Detroit, Buffalo and the Giants among his stops — and brings the kind of steady, experienced presence teams value in camp and along the depth chart.