Patriots signed DE Burgess from the Raiders

The New England Patriots made an announcement on Thursday that they have signed defensive end Derrick Burgess by a trade with the Oakland Raiders. In a recent statement, the Patriots said that they will give the Raiders“undisclosed draft considerations” after the signing.


Burgess will be 31 years old next week. He has spent eight years in the NFL. His first four seasons was spent with the Philadelphia Eagles. He joined the Oakland Raiders in 2005 as an unrestricted free agent.

In 2005, Burgess made an NFL record of 16 sacks and earned the first of two spots in the Pro Bowl. But he was placed on the ‘Did Not Report’ list before the trade because he did not appear at the Raiders’ pre-season training camp.