The Patriots needed safety help, but I don’t know how much Gregory, who was ProFootballFocus’ 75^th ranked safety last season in San Diego, will help. He can be solid depth, which they lacked last season, but they’re giving him 7.5 million over 3 years which suggests they think of him as a starter. I don’t know if he’s an upgrade over James Ihedigbo (57^th on ProFootballFocus). I would have preferred to see them look for a safety in the draft instead. I understand it’s a weak draft class, but they have 4 picks in the first 2 rounds and not a ton of needs so they seemed to be in position to get either Mark Barron or Harrison Smith.

Grade: C