The former Green Bay Packers wide receiver signed a four-year deal with the New England Patriots in free agency.
We're almost a month removed from the initial free agency tampering window in the NFL. To many, the New England Patriots checked all the right boxes in who they let walk out the door and who they let in.
The shocker that kicked things off was that the Patriots released their major 2025 free agent, Stefon Diggs. It was clear the price tag was a little too high to keep Diggs around, even though he completed many of his contractual incentives throughout the season.
In walks Romeo Doubs, the free agent wideout from the Green Bay Packers, who would sign a four-year deal with a base value of $68 million. Based on the incentives, Doubs could make $80 million by the end of the contract.
As brought up on this past week's episode of the Patriots Roundtable Podcast, Doubs checks all the right boxes for New England. The other major key is that he's still young and his career is on the rise, which is the exact opposite of Diggs.
There is another stat that proves his versatility to the offense, which is why the Patriots acquired him. He can consistently move the ball on offense.
To specify, he's more than just a serious threat for Maye to rely on. If need be, on, let's say, third down and eight to go, he can be reliable, making a catch for 10 yards and keeping a drive alive.
Doubs entered the Patriots' locker room in 2026 after having completed 75% of his catches and turning them into first downs in 2025 when he was a Packer. He's currently the fifth-best at doing that in the NFL.
The Packers had developed Doubs as an outside "X" receiver inside of their West Coast offense. But his versatility also shows in passes down the middle. Having him available in the red zone could also be key for helping Drake Maye in year three.
There were some drives in 2025 that were even against lackluster defenses, where Maye struggled to punch it in because he could not sling it downfield, and thus the Patriots would have to settle for three.
Doubs was ranked 13th among WRs in red-zone target share (30%) and 6th in red-zone catch percentage (64.3%) in 2025.
Is he a WR1 by the time we hit Week 1 this year? Nobody knows that yet, but it's clear that when it came to filling the void Diggs left, the Patriots knew they needed to elevate it.
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