The New England Patriots signed sixth-round OL William Sherman and seventh-round WR Tre Nixon to four-year contracts on Tuesday, according to Mike Reiss.
These are the first two players from the Patriots’ 2021 draft class to sign their rookie deals:
| Round | Player | Pos. | Note |
| 1 | Mac Jones | QB | |
| 2 | Christian Barmore | DL | |
| 3 | Ronnie Perkins | EDGE | |
| 4 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | |
| 5 | Cameron McGrone | LB | |
| 6 | Joshua Bledsoe | DB | |
| 6 | William Sherman | G | Signed |
| 7 | Tre Nixon | WR | Signed |
Nixon, 23, began his college career at Ole Miss before transferring to UCF for the 2018 season.
For his career, Nixon appeared in 40 games and made 30 starts while catching 109 passes for 1,671 yards receiving and 13 touchdowns over the course of four seasons.
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