Patriots signed TE Rob Housler to a future contract. He is not eligible for the playoffs with those contract terms.
— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) January 19, 2017The Patriots have made a signing for the 2017 season, as they’ve picked up former Cardinals TE Rob Housler on a reserve-future’s contract. The Patriots had brought Housler in for a workout on January 4th, and I’m assuming they liked what they saw.
Housler was one of the more athletic pass catching TEs in the 2011 class, picking up top finishes in the 40-yard dash (4.55), vertical (37”), short shuttle (4.