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New England Patriots sign DT David Blay

New England Patriots signed DT David Blay on May 11, 2026.

Event type
Free agent signing
First reported
May 11, 2026
Official
May 11, 2026
Player
David Blay
Position
DT

What changed

Player
David Blay
From
Free agent
To
New England Patriots
Effective
May 11, 2026

Known details

Compensation
Signed a contract with New England (NE)

How this move reshapes the Defensive Tackles room

New England Patriots defensive tackles, this season vs last season — the room this transaction changed.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Defensive Line Coach: Clinton McMillan
92Christian Barmore8613/177999779677$17M27.06'5"310
82Milton Williams8015/177765879667$29M27.36'3"278
45Jeremiah Pharms Jr.549/1752835292——29.86'3"270
45Cory Durden5210/1747516196—$1.1M27.56'4"305
45Leonard Taylor III478/1739415089——24.26'3"305
45Eric Gregory436/1723503596——25.96'3"318
45Travis ShawNEW435/17005050—$1.0M——342
45David BlayNEW435/17005050————305
35Joshua Farmer4813/173242768642$1.2M23.56'3"318
30Isaiah ItonNEW29—0050920—24.96'2"290
Last season · 2025Defensive Line Coach: Clinton McMillan
92Christian Barmore8613/177999779677$17M27.06'5"310
82Milton Williams8015/177765879667$29M27.36'3"278
62Jaquelin RoyLEFT498/17330499541—25.86'3"315
45Eric Gregory436/1723503596——25.96'3"318
45Jeremiah Pharms Jr.549/1752835292——29.86'3"270
45Cory Durden5210/1747516196—$1.1M27.56'4"305
45Leonard Taylor III478/1739415089——24.26'3"305
35Joshua Farmer4813/173242768642$1.2M23.56'3"318
30Isaiah Iton29—0050920—24.96'2"290
20Khyiris TongaLEFT4113/1765079905$3.3M30.16'2"340

Timeline

  1. OfficialMay 11, 2026

    New England Patriots sign DT David Blay

    Signed a contract with New England (NE)

    nfl_transactions

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