Patriots Sign OLB Jabaal Sheard To A Two- Year Deal Worth $11M

According to Aaron Wilson of the National Football Post, the Patriots have signed DE/OLB Jabaal Sheard to a two-year contract worth $11 million.

• ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the Patriots were hosting Sheard tonight.

Sheard reportedly had interest from the Buccaneers, Bengals, and Seahawks as well.

Sheard, 25, recorded 44 tackles, two sacks, and three pass defenses over the course of 16 games for the Browns last year.

Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 16 outside linebacker in 3-4 defense out of 46 qualifying players. We have Sheard listed as the No. 29 player in our Top 100 Free Agents list.

We had Sheard listed as the No. 29 player in our Top 100 Free Agents list.