Per SI.com’s Albert Breer, Ravens TE Isaiah Likely and Titans TE Chig Okonkwo are options for New England in free agency.
The Patriots are looking to add playmakers after releasing WR Stefon Diggs, and Breer thinks one of these tight ends make sense as a backup plan if they miss out on Colts WR Alec Pierce in free agency or Eagles WR A.J. Brown in a trade.
ESPN’s Jordan Raanan adds the Giants are expected to be among the serious suitors for Likely as well. Raanan points out the connection to new Giants HC John Harbaugh, as well as New York needing an offensive weapon with the likelihood they lose WR Wan’Dale Robinson.
Likely, 25, was selected by the Ravens out of Coastal Carolina with the No. 139 overall pick in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
He just finished out the final year of a four-year, $4,164,338 contract that includes a $504,338 signing bonus.
In 2025, Likely appeared in 14 games for the Ravens, catching 27 passes for 307 yards and one touchdown.
Okonkwo, 26, was a fourth-round pick by the Titans in the 2022 NFL Draft out of Maryland. He finished up a four-year, $4,164,336 rookie deal and made a base salary of $3,406,000 in 2025.
In 2025, Okonkwo appeared in all 17 games for the Titans and caught 56 passes for 560 yards and two touchdowns.
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