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Source: Patriots sign receiver Lee to 1-year deal

The New England Patriots are signing former Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Marqise Lee to a one-year contract, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday.

Lee became a free agent on April 20, when he was released by the Jaguars.

Lee, 28, has battled injuries throughout his career and never became the game-changing player the Jaguars hoped he would be when he was drafted in the second round in 2014.

He played in only six games and had three catches for 18 yards after signing a four-year contract worth $34 million with $16.5 million guaranteed in March 2018. He missed the 2018 season after suffering a torn ACL, MCL and PCL in his left knee during the preseason.

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The signing of Lee is consistent with an approach the Patriots have taken under Bill Belichick, identifying a once highly-touted player whose value on the open market wasn’t what it previously due to injuries or other factors.

Lee joins a Patriots wide receiver corps headlined by Julian Edelman, 2019 first-round pick N’Keal Harry and veteran Mohamed Sanu. Speedster Damiere Byrd, who played last season for the Arizona Cardinals, agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $2.3 million to join the Patriots early in free agency, and 2019 undrafted free agents Jakobi Meyers and Gunner Olszewski also return this year.

The Jaguars drafted Lee with the 39th overall pick in 2014, and he battled injuries early in his career, missing nine games in 2014 and ’15. He played in every game in 2016 and missed only two games in 2017. He re-signed with the Jaguars in March 2018 after the team was unable to reach a deal with Allen Robinson, whom they also drafted in the second round in 2014.

Lee has 174 catches for 2,184 yards and eight touchdowns in 59 career games.

ESPN’s Mike Reiss and Michael DiRocco contributed to this report.

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Tom Brady falling to sixth round one of several forgettable draft moments

Twenty years ago, the New England Patriots drafted quarterback Tom Brady in the sixth round with the 199th overall selection. Brady has an NFL-record six Super Bowl rings, one for every quarterback drafted ahead of him in 2000.

The last quarterback drafted in 2000 was Joe Hamilton — the Georgia Tech product was picked 234th overall by the Buccaneers. Hamilton was runner-up in the 1999 Heisman voting behind Ron Dayne, but his NFL career consisted of no passing attempts and one rushing attempt for minus-2 yards. In other words, Tampa Bay was 20 years too late on Brady.

The only starting quarterback besides Brady to win an AFC East title since 2001 is Chad Pennington — in 2002 with the New York Jets and 2008 with the Miami Dolphins.

Tom Brady has won six Super Bowl rings, one for every quarterback picked in front of him. AP Photo/Stephan Savoia

Here are some of the worst draft moves this century:

2000: Thirty teams pass on Tom Brady

Hear that? Yup, that’s the collective groan of the 30 teams that passed on Brady. The Texans are the only team grinning — they came into the league in 2002. It must be especially frustrating for the Jets, 49ers, Ravens, Steelers, Saints and Browns, who all took quarterbacks ahead of Brady in 2000.

2000 QB draft class

Overall Team
Chad Pennington 18th Jets
Giovanni Carmazzi 65th 49ers
Chris Redman 75th Ravens
Tee Martin 163rd Steelers
Marc Bulger 168th Saints
Spergon Wynn 183rd Browns
Tom Brady 199th Patriots
Todd Husak 202nd Redskins
JaJuan Seider 205th Chargers
Tim Rattay 212th 49ers
Jarious Jackson 214th Broncos
Joe Hamilton 234th Buccaneers

2003: Pistons draft Darko Milicic over

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Sources: Fewell stepping in to oversee officiating

Longtime coach Perry Fewell has joined the NFL league office for a job that will include supervision of the officiating department, sources told ESPN on Friday.

Fewell served as the Carolina Panthers’ interim head coach in 2019. He has no experience as an official but follows a long line of prominent coaches who have detoured to the league office between on-field jobs, a list that has included Joe Philbin and Jim Schwartz in recent years.

The 57-year-old Fewell, however, will step into an unusual role in that context.

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The NFL decided to shake up the leadership of its officiating department after a 2019 season that included trouble implementing replay review for pass interference. Senior vice president of officiating Al Riveron has retained his job but has been joined by retired referee Walt Anderson, whose title — senior vice president of development and training — puts him at equal standing on the league’s organizational chart.

Fewell’s title was not immediately clear, and the NFL declined comment. But for months, the league has been searching for candidates to fill a larger role that would take overall responsibility of the department. Sources said Fewell will oversee the day-to-day operations of the officiating department, ensure compliance with the league’s collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Referee Association and handle communication with coaches and general managers, among other tasks.

Former NFL officiating chief Dean Blandino was an early target, but the sides did not reach an agreement.

The NFL competition committee did not support an extension of replay review of pass interference, meaning it is likely to be eliminated for the 2020 season. The committee also declined to endorse a sky judge concept to assist on-field officials with their calls.

The NFL’s annual league meetings were canceled last month, but owners are still scheduled to meet May 19-20 in Marina del Rey, California.

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