Free agent safety Kevin Byard III has agreed to sign with the New England Patriots on a one-year, $9 million deal, according to NFL Network.
The move reunites Byard with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, who was his coach with the Tennessee Titans from 2018 to 2023.
Byard, 32, led the NFL with seven interceptions in 2025. It was the second time in his 10-year career when he was the league’s interceptions leader (2017, when he had eight), which earned the safety first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors for a third time.