Patriots reportedly sign Brenden Schooler to 3-year extension
FOXBORO -- Brenden Schooler will be leading the charge on special teams for the Patriots for the foreseeable future. The Patriots signed their special-teams ace to a three-year contract extension on Friday, according to multiple reports.
Schooler's new deal is worth $9 million with $3.6 million in guaranteed money, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, who was first to report the extension Friday afternoon. The contract could be worth up to $10.5 million if Schooler hits incentives.
Schooler, 27, was in the final year of his rookie contract and set to become a restricted free agent after the season. His new deal will keep him in New England through the 2027 season.
Bill Belichick signed Schooler as an undrafted free agent in 2022 out of Texas. A safety in college, he embraced a role on New England's special teams and learned under longtime team captain Matthew Slater. He's appeared in 38 games for the Patriots over his three NFL season, racking up 32 tackles and three fumble recoveries.
Schooler already has five tackles through five games this season, and blocked a punt in last week's 15-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins. He gets after it on every play he's on the field.
"It comes down to three or four plays a game, and the crazy thing about it is you don't know which three or four plays it's going to be," Schooler said in a recent sitdown interview with WBZ-TV's Dan Roche for Patriots First Down. "It could be a play in the first, two in the second and two in the fourth. You never know. That's why you have to play so hard every play. That game-changing play could happen in the first quarter and you don't even know it happened. That's why you have to play so hard every play of the game."
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