Within a few hours after the completion of the 2012 NFL Draft the New England Patriots added players to their roster when they signed three undrafted free agents.
An undrafted free agent is a player who was draft eligible in the recently completed draft but was not one of the players selected by the 32 teams.
In addition to the players they selected over the three days of the draft they came to terms with the following players.
South Florida offensive lineman Jeremiah Warren had a personal workout for head coach Bill Belichick, director of player personnel Nick Caserio and pro personnel director Jeremy Licht before the draft.
Warren played most of his time at left guard but did see some time at left tackle and some scouts even feel he could play center in some systems.
Iowa offensive tackle Markus Zusevics will also sign with New England. Zusevics was a two-year starter for Kirk Ferentz starting all 13 games last season at right guard and was named an All-Big Ten honorable mention.
Zusevics was passed in the draft because he tore his pectoral muscle during the bench press reps at the February NFL Combine.
And his former Iowa teammate tight end Brad Herman will be joining him in Foxboro. Herman wasn’t a big factor as a pass catcher but he is extremely athletic and several scouts referred to him as “move” tight end which his the Aaron Hernandez type-roll in the New England system.
All three are possible long shots for the roster but would be good practice squad candidates or could possibly find jobs with other teams during the final roster scramble prior to Week 1.
UPDATE: According to NEPatriotsDraft.com, the Patriots have also signed DL Marcus Forston from Miami.
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