On the same day that they celebrated their Super Bowl LI victory the Patriots announced that they have signed 9 players to futures contracts. The Patriots front office does not have any days off:)
One player, Rob Housler, was signed in January. The 8 others
DT Darius Kilgo
G Chris Barker
G Jamil Douglas
RB Tyler Gaffney
DT Woodrow Hamilton
G Chase Farris
LB Trevor Bates
WR Devin Lucien
all ended the 2016 season on the Patriots practice squad. FB Glenn Gronkowski and WR DeAndrew White are the only members of the 2016 Patriots practice squad not to signed to a 2017 contract.