Patriots add former Chargers edge defender off waivers

The Patriots added veteran pass-rush help on Monday claiming Caleb Murphy off waivers from the Chargers Murphy entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of Ferris State with the Titans when Mike Vrabel was head coach Related Articles Mike Vrabel explains how Patriots resolved one of their biggest weaknesses How Mike Vrabel has seen Drake Maye improve the majority this Patriots season Callahan The Patriots have won straight so what s their ceiling now Drake Maye breaks Tom Brady record as Patriots beat Titans for fourth straight win Patriots Foundation fetches a win with rescue adoption day The -foot- -pound outside linebacker appeared in six games with the Chargers this season before being waived He registered tackles sack and one QB hit while also being a core special-teams member In his career Murphy has logged tackles He joins Harold Landry III K Lavon Chaisson Keion White Elijah Ponder and Anfernee Jennings on the Patriots outside linebacker depth chart Landry Chaisson White and Ponder were current in Sunday s - win over the Titans with Jennings inactive as a healthy scratch The Patriots also have outside linebackers Truman Jones and Bradyn Swinson on their practice squad Murphy played three games with the Titans under Vrabel in He was waived by the Titans last October and subsequently signed to the Chargers practice squad He made the Chargers -man roster out of training camp this summer The Patriots had an open spot on their -man roster so no corresponding moves must be made