Source: Patriots to sign DE Will Smith | masslive.com

This was somewhat of an expected move and it’s a solid one to lock down right before the draft. This is a classic Patriots signing, a veteran whose old team might’ve thought they were done, getting one last shot in Foxboro.

Smith had a down year in 2012, then bad luck with an ACL tear in 2013. So who knows, maybe he still has something to prove. He should be a good rotational third defensive end with Nink and Chandler, though I think the door is still open for Michael Buchanan as a pure pass rusher. It’s doubtful that Smith still has the explosion that a younger player like Buchanan does.