Milton Williams signs massive four-year deal with Patriots

Milton Williams signs massive four-year deal with Patriots

Free agent defensive tackle Milton Williams, one of the best players at his position in free agency, has signed a massive four-year deal with the New England Patriots that will be worth $26 million per year, ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter first reported Monday.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport was the first to report the average annual value, though the guarantee has still yet to be disclosed.

Milton Williams is signing with the Patriots, per source.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 10, 2025

Splash: The #Patriots are taking the biggest defender off the market, as #Eagles DT Milton Williams lands in New England, per me and @MikeGarafolo.

Williams gets a $26M per year in a deal done by Rick Roberts of @KlutchSports. pic.twitter.com/FAqIchfn4y

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 10, 2025

Williams was originally set to sign with Carolina after talks with the Panthers and Arizona Cardinals. But that was very short-lived. The soon-to-be 26-year-old totaled 24 tackles with a career-high five sacks and seven tackles-for-loss last year.

The Patriots have been very busy at the start of free agency, adding Carlton Davis, Morgan Moses and Harold Landry, among others. With the uncertainty of Christian Barmore’s future paired with Davon Godchaux’s departure, there was a desperate need to improve the defensive tackle position.

For all of your NFL Draft content, click here — because you may need to with the defensive lineman. The Patriots had more than $130 million available in cap space this offseason and may not be done addressing the defensive line one way or another–despite having plentiful needs elsewhere.

It will be interesting to see how Williams fits in with Landry and Keion White along the Patriots front-four, assuming Barmore’s not able to make a return (blood clots are no joke!). He won’t be surrounded by a dominant Eagles pass rush, but that doesn’t mean he can’t make an impact with more opportunity.

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