The New England Patriots might not have been as interested in veteran free agent quarterback Andy Dalton — who signed a one-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys — as we all originally thought.
However, the Patriots have made it clear that they plan on adding a third quarterback to the roster for the regular season.
The Patriots passed on the opportunity to draft one of the top quarterbacks who came out of the 2020 NFL Draft. To add competition to the quarterback room of the young second-year draftee Jarrett Stidham — who is the presumed starter in 2020 — and veteran Brian Hoyer, the Patriots signed two undrafted rookie free agent quarterbacks, J’mar Smith and Brian Lewerke, in the days after the draft.