Romeo Doubs Signs Four-Year, $80 Million Contract With New England Patriots — The Green Bay Packers' Top Receiver Heads to Foxborough to Catch Passes From Drake Maye

Romeo Doubs is leaving Green Bay. The 25-year-old wide receiver has agreed to a four-year contract with the New England Patriots worth $68 million guaranteed with a maximum value of $80 million — making him the immediate No. 1 target for AFC champion quarterback Drake Maye. The deal cannot officially be signed until the new league year opens Wednesday at 4:00 PM ET.

Romeo Doubs Contract Details: Four Years, Up to $80 Million

The Patriots have reached agreement with Doubs on a four-year, $68 million deal with a max value of $80 million. At $17.5 to $20 million per year, Doubs ranks 22nd among wide receivers in average annual value across the NFL.

The deal is the second-largest ever signed by a Nevada football alum in the NFL, trailing only Colin Kaepernick's six-year, $126 million extension with San Francisco in 2014. Not the comp most Packers fans would have expected for a fourth-round pick from Reno.

Green Bay does get something back. The Packers are due a fourth-round compensatory pick in 2027, with a slim possibility it upgrades to a third-rounder depending on cap casualties and Doubs' playing time this season.

Why New England Needed Romeo Doubs — And Who He Replaces

New England released Stefon Diggs earlier this offseason. Diggs led the Patriots with 1,013 receiving yards last season — the first Patriots receiver to cross 1,000 yards since Julian Edelman in 2019 — as the team made a Super Bowl appearance under first-year head coach Mike Vrabel.

Doubs steps directly into that vacancy. He will immediately become the top target in a wide receiver room that also includes Kayshon Boutte, Mack Hollins, Kyle Williams, DeMario Douglas, and Efton Chism III. He will join the reigning AFC champions and immediately become the top target for MVP runner-up Drake Maye.

The Patriots had been connected to several wide receivers earlier in the offseason, including Colts wideout Alec Pierce and Eagles star A.J. Brown. After Pierce re-signed with Indianapolis and Jalen Nailor departed to Las Vegas, New England pivoted to Doubs.

What Doubs Did in Green Bay: Career Stats and Playoff Résumé

Doubs spent four seasons with the Packers after being selected in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Nevada. In 59 games and 50 starts, he caught 202 passes for 2,424 yards at a 12.0-yard average and scored 21 touchdowns.

He posted at least 45 catches and 600-plus receiving yards in each of the past three seasons, and his six touchdown receptions in 2025 were tied for first on the team alongside Christian Watson and tight end Tucker Kraft. His ceiling was consistently visible. His 1,000-yard season was consistently just out of reach — held back, in part, by a crowded Packers receiver room that included Jayden Reed, Christian Watson, Dontayvion Wicks, and 2025 addition Matthew Golden.

The playoffs tell a sharper story. In four career postseason games, Doubs caught 20 passes for 371 yards and two touchdowns. In his final game as a Packer — a playoff loss to the Chicago Bears in January — he delivered eight receptions for 124 yards and a score.

A.J. Brown Trade Still Possible — Patriots Not Done

The Doubs signing does not close New England's offseason at receiver. ESPN's Adam Schefter said on the Pat McAfee Show Tuesday that he does not believe the Doubs signing rules out the Patriots from potentially trading for Philadelphia Eagles star A.J. Brown.

The Patriots signing Doubs could complicate a possible trade with the Eagles for Brown, though New England head coach Mike Vrabel previously coached Brown in Tennessee when he began his NFL career with the Titans. That relationship has kept the Brown trade speculation alive despite the Doubs commitment.

Doubs was rated the sixth-ranked wide receiver and 28th overall free agent this offseason by The Athletic. For a fourth-round pick from the 2022 draft who never topped 724 receiving yards in a season, landing an $80 million deal in Foxborough counts as an unambiguous win — and a significant bet from Vrabel on what Doubs becomes with 100-plus targets and a franchise quarterback throwing him the ball.