Overview
- New England confirmed the one-year contract Thursday after NFL insider Jordan Schultz first reported the agreement.
- Luketa, 27, was a 2022 seventh-round pick who appeared in 31 games for Arizona with three sacks and a forced fumble.
- He missed the end of 2024 with a thigh injury and spent 2025 on the Rams’ practice squad without appearing in a game.
- He is expected to compete for a roster spot as an edge rotational piece and special-teams contributor alongside Harold Landry, Anfernee Jennings, Elijah Ponder and Bradyn Swinson, with K'Lavon Chaisson facing free agency.
- Because he was a street free agent, the Patriots could sign him before the legal tampering window, and the move does not affect compensatory draft calculations; it also marks the team’s first external addition of March.