Ben Brown: Everything you need to know

The Patriots signed Brown to a two-year extension worth up to $6.6 million on Tuesday, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports. The base value of the deal is worth closer to $5 million, according to Reiss. Brown has appeared in all 15 games this season and has made a pair of starts at left guard. He's the Patriots' top interior reserve offensive lineman and is now under contract through the 2027 campaign.

The Patriots signed Brown (concussion) to a one-year, $1.3 million extension Thursday, Mark Daniels of MassLive.com reports. Brown, who would have been an exclusive-rights free agent this offseason, served as the Patriots' starting center in all 10 of his regular-season appearances with the team in 2024. He spent the team's final two games on IR due to a concussion, but Brown figures to be fully healthy for the start of offseason activities.

The Patriots placed Brown (concussion) on injured reserve Saturday, Chris Mason of The Springfield Republican reports. Brown will miss the last two games of the regular season after being placed in the league's concussion protocol following the Patriots' Week 16 loss to the Colts. He started at center in all 10 games that he played in and will enter free agency in the offseason.