The New England Patriots hosted cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick for a visit on Thursday, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport.
Kirkpatrick, a 2017 first-round pick out of Alabama, has spent his first eight seasons in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals before spending a season with the Arizona Cardinals. The 31-year-old cornerback has 13 career interceptions with 358 interceptions.
He’s a member of a deep group of free agent cornerbacks, which includes Richard Sherman, Steve Nelson, Bobby McCain, Josh Norman, Buster Skrine and Bahaud Breeland, among others.
New England has a deep cornerback group: Stephon Gilmore, J.C. Jackson, Jonathan Jones, Jalen Mills, Joejuan Williams and Michael Jackson, among others.
Former #Bengals and #AZCardinals CB Dre Kirkpatrick is visiting the #Patriots today, source said. A potential landing spot for the former #Bama first-rounder. If there is one thing Bill Belichick loves, its ex-Bama stars…
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 13, 2021
After the Patriots elected not to draft a cornerback and Jason McCourty signed with the Miami Dolphins, New England might be looking for more options at the position.
