2022 New England Patriots season

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2022 New England Patriots season
OwnerRobert Kraft
Head coachBill Belichick
Home fieldGillette Stadium
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The 2022 season will be the New England Patriots' 53rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 63rd overall, their 21st playing home games at Gillette Stadium and their 23rd under head coach Bill Belichick. They will look to improve on their 10–7 record from last year and make the playoffs for the 19th time since 2000.

Roster changes[]

Free agency[]

Unrestricted[]

Position Player 2022 team Date signed Contract
MLB Ja'Whaun Bentley New England Patriots March 21, 2022[1] 2 years, $6 million[2]
HB Brandon Bolden Las Vegas Raiders March 17, 2022[3] 2 years, $5.01 million[4]
OT Trent Brown New England Patriots March 23, 2022[5] 2 years, $13 million[6]
OLB Jamie Collins
DT Carl Davis
K Nick Folk New England Patriots March 21, 2022[1] 2 years, $5 million
TE Troy Fumagalli
MLB Dont'a Hightower
QB Brian Hoyer
CB J. C. Jackson Los Angeles Chargers March 16, 2022[7] 5 years, $82.5 million[8]
C Ted Karras Cincinnati Bengals March 17, 2022[9] 3 years, $18 million[10]
OLB Brandon King
FS Devin McCourty
WR Matthew Slater New England Patriots March 16, 2022[11] 1 year, $2.62 million[12]
RB James White New England Patriots March 17, 2022[13] 2 years, $5 million[14]


Restricted[]

Position Player 2022 team Date signed Contract
FB Jakob Johnson Las Vegas Raiders March 17, 2022[15] 1 year, $1.5 million[16]
WR Jakobi Meyers
WR Gunner Olszewski Pittsburgh Steelers March 21, 2022[17] 2 years, $4.2 million[18]

Exclusive-rights[]

Position Player 2022 team Date signed Contract
OLB Terez Hall

Signings/waiver claims[]

Position Player Previous team Date signed Contract
C James Ferentz New England Patriots March 14, 2022[19] 1 year, $1.075 million[20]
CB Terrance Mitchell Houston Texans March 16, 2022[21] 1 year, $1.75 million[22]
WR Ty Montgomery New Orleans Saints March 19, 2022[23] 2 years, $3.6 million[24]
CB Malcolm Butler Arizona Cardinals March 24, 2022[25] 2 years, $9 million[26]
Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2021 season.

Releases/waivers[]

Position Player Date released/waived
OLB Kyle Van Noy March 7, 2022[27]

Trades[]

Draft[]

Main article: 2022 NFL Draft
2022 New England Patriots Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 21
2 54
3 85
4 127
5 170
6 200
210

Staff[]

Coaching changes[]

2022 New England Patriots Staff Changes
Coach Position Reason left Replacement
Josh McDaniels Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach Accepted job as the Head Coach for the Las Vegas Raiders TBD
Carmen Bricillo Offensive Line Coach Accepted job as the offensive line coach for the Las Vegas Raiders TBD
Mick Lombardi Wide Receivers Coach Accepted job as the offensive coordinator for the Las Vegas Raiders TBD
Bo Hardegree Offensive Quality Control/Quarterbacks Accepted job as the quarterbacks coach for the Las Vegas Raiders TBD
New England Patriots staff
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Front office
  • Chairman/CEO – Robert Kraft
  • President – Jonathan Kraft
  • Director of player personnel – Matt Groh
  • Director of pro personnel – Brian Smith
  • Director of scouting - Eliot Wolf
  • Director of pro scouting – Steve Cargile
  • Director of college scouting – Camren Williams
  • Director of scouting administration – Nancy Meier
  • Director of football/head coach administration – Berj Najarian
  • Research and analysis/coaching – Evan Rothstein
Head coach
  • Head coach/general manager – Bill Belichick
  • Senior football advisor – Matt Patricia
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Cameron Achord
  • Assistant special teams – Joe Houston
Assistant coaches
  • Coaching assistant – Tyler Hughes
Strength and conditioning

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Current roster[]

New England Patriots roster
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Quarterbacks

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Unrestricted FAs

Restricted FAs

Rookies in italics

Roster updated March 27, 2022

67 active, 6 free agent(s)

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Preseason[]

The Patriots' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season[]

2022 opponents[]

Listed below are the Patriots' opponents for 2022. Exact dates and times will be announced later.[29]

Category Home Away
Division opponents
(AFC East)		 Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins
New York Jets
Conference opponents
(AFC North)		 Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals		 Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers
Conference opponents
(based on 2021 division placement)		 Indianapolis Colts Las Vegas Raiders
Interconference opponents
(NFC North)		 Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions		 Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
Interconference opponent
(based on 2021 division placement)		 N/A Arizona Cardinals

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Patriots Sign LB Ja'Whaun Bentley and K Nick Folk". www.patriots.com. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  2. ^ Spotrac.com. "Ja'whaun Bentley". Spotrac.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  3. ^ "Raiders sign RB Brandon Bolden". Las Vegas Raiders. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  4. ^ Spotrac.com. "Brandon Bolden". Spotrac.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  5. ^ "Patriots Re-Sign OL Trent Brown". www.patriots.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  6. ^ Spotrac.com. "Trenton Brown". Spotrac.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  7. ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Announce Free Agency Moves". www.chargers.com. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  8. ^ Spotrac.com. "J.C. Jackson". Spotrac.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  9. ^ "Bengals Roster Moves". www.bengals.com. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  10. ^ Spotrac.com. "Ted Karras". Spotrac.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  11. ^ "NFL.com | Official Site of the National Football League". NFL.com. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  12. ^ Spotrac.com. "Matthew Slater". Spotrac.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  13. ^ "Patriots Re-Sign RB James White". www.patriots.com. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  14. ^ Spotrac.com. "James White". Spotrac.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  15. ^ "Raiders sign FB Jakob Johnson". Las Vegas Raiders. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  16. ^ Spotrac.com. "Jakob Johnson". Spotrac.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  17. ^ "Olszewski signed to two-year contract". www.steelers.com. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  18. ^ Spotrac.com. "Gunner Olszewski". Spotrac.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  19. ^ "Patriots Sign OL James Ferentz". www.patriots.com. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  20. ^ Spotrac.com. "James Ferentz". Spotrac.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  21. ^ "Patriots sign defensive back Terrance Mitchell". www.patriots.com. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  22. ^ Spotrac.com. "Terrance Mitchell". Spotrac.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  23. ^ "Patriots Sign Veteran WR Ty Montgomery". www.patriots.com. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  24. ^ Spotrac.com. "Ty Montgomery". Spotrac.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  25. ^ "Patriots Sign CB Malcolm Butler". www.patriots.com. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  26. ^ Spotrac.com. "Malcolm Butler". Spotrac.com. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  27. ^ "Patriots Release LB Kyle Van Noy". www.patriots.com. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  28. ^ a b "Patriots Acquire LB Mack Wilson in a Trade with Cleveland in Exchange for DL Chase Winovich; Trade G Shaq Mason to Tampa Bay for a 2022 Fifth-Round Draft Pick". www.patriots.com. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  29. ^ "2022 NFL regular-season opponents for every team". ESPN. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

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