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Report: SS Lynch signs one-year deal with Patriots
By PFW staff
Aug. 14, 2008
It didn’t take long for the Patriots to be sold on SS John Lynch, and for Lynch to be sold on the Patriots. A day after meeting with the club at Gillette Stadium, the nine-time Pro Bowler inked a one-year, $1.5 million deal, the Boston Globe reports.
The 36-year-old Lynch was granted his requested release from the Broncos earlier this month after stating he wanted to play for a championship contender. In the wake of SS Tank Williams season-ending knee injury last week, the Pats were happy to afford Lynch that opportunity.
Although he’ll play more of a sub-package role as a hybrid safety-linebacker, Lynch’s signature gives the Patriots two of the more accomplished safeties in NFL history. Rodney Harrison, the only defensive back to record at least 30 sacks and 30 interceptions, is a Hall of Fame candidate, just as Lynch is.
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