The Patriots met with a pair of veteran defensive free agents on Tuesday.
Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports that they met with linebacker Shaq Thompson and defensive lineman DaQuan Jones.
Thompson spent 10 seasons with the Panthers and signed with the Bills after being released early in the 2025 offseason. He had 56 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in 12 regular season games before adding 13 tackles and an interception in the postseason.
Carolina drafted Thompson in the first round in 2015 and he was a regular starter for most of his run, but injuries limited him to six games in his final two seasons with the club.
Jones was Thompson’s teammate with the Panthers in 2021 and again in Buffalo last year. He spent the last four years with the Bills and started all 51 games he played for the team.
Jones had 22 tackles, three sacks, an interception, and a forced fumble last season.
