Jack Gibbens officially reached the NFL’s open market at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
The New England Patriots declined to tender the linebacker prior to the start of the 2026 league year, as first reported by the Boston Herald’s Doug Kyed. Unrestricted free agency now awaits for him.
Gibbens, 27, loomed as a restricted decision in Foxborough alongside quarterback Tommy DeVito, offensive tackle Yasir Durant, defensive tackle Jaquelin Roy and cornerback Alex Austin. He appeared in all 17 games last season
while tallying 81 tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
The 6-foot-3, 242-pound product of Abilene Christian and Minnesota began his NFL career with head coach Mike Vrabel’s former Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2022.
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