{"id":3494,"date":"2024-11-01T20:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T20:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=3494"},"modified":"2024-11-01T20:37:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T20:37:02","slug":"patriots-rumors-newcomer-signed-interesting-new-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=3494","title":{"rendered":"Patriots Rumors: Newcomer Signed Interesting New Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>Ochaun Mathis is locked in through 2025<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"primary\">\n<div><main id=\"mainContent\" role=\"main\"><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-1958174\">\n<div data-analytics-datalayer-category=\"ArticleContentDetails\"><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??-->The Patriots clearly have been impressed with linebacker Ochaun Mathis.<\/p>\n<p>Mathis originally signed at the conclusion of training camp, joining New England\u2019s practice squad after spending most of the summer with the Los Angeles Rams. The Patriots got him familiar with the system for a few weeks, before using all three of his standard elevations and eventually inking him to a standard contract following Joshua Uche\u2019s trade to the Kansas City Chiefs.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN\u2019s Mike Reiss reported on Friday that it wasn\u2019t a typical contract, however.<\/p>\n<p>New England locked the 25-year-old into a new deal spanning two seasons, an atypical contract for someone joining the active roster straight from the practice squad. The Patriots likely made the move to ensure at least some depth on the edge, as only Keion White and Anfernee Jennings are signed beyond this season.<\/p>\n<p>Patriots salary cap expert Miguel Benzan noted the cap hits for each season, with Mathis accounting for $508,333 in 2024 and $1.03 million in 2025.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mathis appeared in three contests prior to inking a new deal, earning just five total defensive snaps while becoming a core member of the special teams units \u2014 picking up 40 total snaps in the third phase. It\u2019s expected he\u2019ll be given more opportunities defensively with Uche now in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>About the Author<\/h3>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/07\/cropped-Keagan-Stiefel-96x96.jpg\" alt=\"Patriots Rumors: Newcomer Signed Interesting New Deal\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>Keagan Stiefel KeaganStiefel<\/h3>\n<p>Digital Content Producer<\/p>\n<p>UMass-Amherst Alum. NFL Draft nerd. Multi-time internet argument winner. Passionate about things that don&#8217;t matter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Featured image via Brian Fluharty\/Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Patriots clearly have been impressed with linebacker Ochaun Mathis, reportedly signing him to an atypical deal earlier this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3496,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Patriots Rumors: Newcomer Signed Interesting New Deal - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=3494\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Patriots Rumors: Newcomer Signed Interesting New Deal - 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