Linebacker Harold Landry said sources confirmed to ESPN on Sunday amid multiple reports that the sources reached a three-year, $43.5 million contract with the New England Patriots, including a $26 million guarantee.
Landry will be reunited with former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel, who became the Patriots head coach this offseason. The linebacker, who played for Vrabel from 2018 to 2023, is well aware of the New England region where he played for Boston College.
The Patriots have implemented an offensive defensive system under first-year defensive coordinator Terrell Williams, and Vrabel says the goal is to play on the other side of the scrimmage. Williams was Titan’s defensive line coach under Vrabel from 2018 to 2023, and was well-known to Landry.
Titan released the laundry on Friday after the deal didn’t come true despite the team giving agents permission to ask for one.
The 28-year-old Landry led the team with nine bags last season, scoring 15 tackles and 15 quarterback hits in 17 starts. It was his third year in a row, including at least nine sacks, including his only Pro Bowl season, 2021 career high 12.
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Titan then signed a five-year, $87 million contract with Laundry in 2022. He suffered from a torn ACL during the preseason and missed all of that season. He returned in 2023 and finished second on the Titan with 10.5 sacks.
Laundry was selected by the Titans in the second round (41st overall) of Boston College’s 2018 NFL Draft.
He started 79 out of 98 career games in Tennessee and has 50.5 career sacks.
Also on Sunday, the Patriots signed a one-year contract with two Pro Bowl tight end Austin Hooper worth $5 million, allowing them to reach up to $7 million, the Patriots told ESPN’s Schefter.
Mike Reiss and Turron Davenport of ESPN contributed to this report.
