33-year-old Mike Purcell signed with the New England Patriots to replace injured Christian Barmore. Mike Purcell, de 33 años, firmó con los Patriotas de Nueva Inglaterra para reemplazar a Christian Barmore.

The New England Patriots signed veteran defensive tackle Mike Purcell, 33, after standout Christian Barmore was diagnosed with blood clots and ruled out indefinitely. Los New England Patriots firmaron al veterano tackle defensivo Mike Purcell, de 33 años, después de que al destacado Christian Barmore le diagnosticaran coágulos de sangre y lo descartaran indefinidamente. Purcell played 10 out of 16 games for the Denver Broncos last season and has 208 career tackles, including 3.5 sacks and 15 tackles for loss, over eight seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and Broncos. Purcell jugó 10 de 16 partidos para los Denver Broncos la temporada pasada y tiene 208 tackles de carrera, incluyendo 3.5 sacos y 15 tackles para perder, durante ocho temporadas con los San Francisco 49ers y Broncos. Contract terms for Purcell's signing were not announced. Los términos del contrato para la firma de Purcell no fueron anunciados.