Additions of veteran cornerback and safety strengthen unit that already features Christian Gonzalez and Jabrill Peppers.

If the Patriots can find someone who can consistently play opposite Gonzalez, and Dugger can regain his form, there’s reason to believe the secondary can be the strength of the 2025 defense.

For New England to return to form as a top-ten defense in the league, a lot of responsibility leans onto the back of this Patriots secondary to come in and produce similar numbers to their 2023 marks.

The unit would include himself, two safeties and two other cornerbacks from any generation. Gilmore chose Deion Sanders and Ronde Barber as the other two corners on the roster. At safety, he went with ...

The Patriots quadrupled down on the position this offseason by adding Jabrill Peppers to the group, as well. In 2021, Dugger and Phillips forged one of the best safety tandems in the league.