Patriots sign defensive lineman Beau Allen from the Buccaneers

No folks. Tom Brady was not traded from the New England Patriots to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for nose tackle Beau Allen of Minnetonka, Minnesota, even though to many it may seem like that occurred. On Wednesday, just a day after it was reported that the future hall of fame quarterback was heading to central Florida, the Patriots announced they were grabbing a Buccaneer in free agency as they signed Allen to a two year contract worth $8 million according to Danny Jaillet of USA Today.

The Patriots become Allen’s third NFL franchise. In addition to four seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles from 2014 to 2017, Allen played the last two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

There is no doubt that this is going to be a different season for the Patriots. Allen meanwhile will be trying to help give Patriots fans hope when New England does not have possession of the pigskin. In 13 games with the Buccaneers in 2019, Allen had half a sack, 10 combined tackles (four solo tackles and six assisted tackles), two tackles for a loss and one quarterback hit.

In six NFL seasons, Allen has played in 90 games (63 with the Eagles and 27 with the Buccaneers). He has started 16 games, and has one fumble recovery, 2.5 sacks, 117 combined tackles (72 solo tackles and 45 assisted tackles), 14 tackles for a loss and 15 quarterback hits. Allen’s lone career fumble recovery was for 10 yards and came in a 21-10 Eagles win over the Minnesota Vikings on October 23, 2016.

Allen was also part of the Eagles franchise that beat the Patriots 41-33 in Super Bowl LII. Allen had two tackles (one solo tackle and one assisted tackle) in the eight point New England win.