Patriots Sign Kindle Vildor for Secondary Depth

It's March 19.

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The New England Patriots signed Cornerback Kindle Vildor to a one-year contract this week.

This move bolsters their death behind a solid top trio of Christian Gonzales, Carlton Davis,

and Marcus Jones who played nearly every game last season.

The team relied heavily on those starters, but no injuries can hit any time.

They grabbed Charles Woods off waivers last year for some backup help.

And he's still around.

However, they let Alex Austin go after he slipped down the depth chart.

Now, as training Kim kicks off, a couple of backup spots are wide open.

Woods looks like the front runner, but Vildor brings outside corner experience and joins

rookies like Marcella's dial junior, Kobe Minor, and Undrafted, free agent Brandon Crossley

in the mix.

Vildor stands out on special teams, especially jamming punts, which could tip the scales.

He also has ties to new defensive coordinator Mike Vrable from their time together in Tennessee,

and he overlapped with Carlton Davis in Detroit last year.

Patriots fans see this as smart insurance, and the team might still draft more corner

soon.

It shows they're building a deeper, more reliable secondary for the long haul.

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