The AFC East got a huge shakeup this off-season, as Tom Brady moves on from the Patriots, 20 years and six Super Bowl wins later. The Bills gain a stud receiver in Stefon Diggs. The Dolphins boosted their defense with Byron Jones and others while the Jets and Patriots have stayed fairly quiet so far.
Below, we give you the moves made by each team in the AFC East as the 2020 season kicks off.
New England Patriots
Players gained
DB Cody Davis: Signs one-year deal
QB Brian Hoyer: Signs one-year deal
LB Brandon Copeland: Signs one-year deal
FB Dan Vitale: Signs one-year deal
DB: Adrian Phillips: Signs two-year deal
DL Beau Allen: Signs two-year deal
WR Damiere Byrd: Signs one-year deal
Players retained
CB Devin McCourty: Signs two-year deal
WR/ST Matt Slater: Signs two-year deal
OG Jermaine Eluemunor: Signs one-year deal
DT Adam Butler: Signs one-year deal
DE Keionta Davis: Signs one-year deal
LG Joe Thuney: Franchise tag
DL Adam Butler: Second round tender
Players lost
QB Tom Brady: Leaves via free agency to Buccaneers
LB Kyle Van Noy: Leaves via free agency to Dolphins
LB Jamie Collins: Leaves via free agency to Lions
WR Phillip Dorsett: Leaves via free agency to Seahawks
K Steven Gostkowski: Released
LB Elandon Roberts: Leaves via free agency to Dolphins
DB Duron Harmon: Leaves via free agency to Lions
DL Danny Shelton: Leaves via free agency to Lions
Buffalo Bills
Players gained
WR Stefon Diggs: Acquired through trade with Vikings
CB Josh Norman: Signs one-year deal
OLB Mario Addison: Signs three-year deal
OLB A.J. Klein: Signs three-year deal
CB Kevin Johnson: Signs one-year deal
RB Taiwan Jones: Signs one-year deal
DL Vernon Butler: Signs two-year deal
DL Quinton Jefferson: Signs two-year deal
LB Tyler Matakevich: Signs two-year deal
Players retained
DT Star Lotulelei: Signs three-year deal
S Jordan Poyer: Signs two-year deal
LG Quinton Spain: Signs three-year deal
TE Jason Croom: Signs one-year deal
CB Levi Wallace: Signs one-year deal
WR Robert Foster: Signs one-year deal
OLB Shilique Calhoun: Signs one-year deal
WR Isaiah McKenzie: Signs one-year deal
Players lost
DL Shaq Lawson: Signs with Dolphins
DT Jordan Phillips: Signs with Cardinals
Miami Dolphins
Players gained
CB Byron Jones: Signs five-year deal
OLB Kyle Van Noy: Signs four-year deal
LG Ereck Flowers: Signs three-year deal
DE Emmanuel Ogbah: Signs two-year deal
OLB Kamu Grugier-Hill: Signs one-year deal
S Clayton Fejedelem: Signs three-year deal
LB Elandon Roberts: Signs one-year deal
G/C Ted Karras: Signs one-year deal
RB Jordan Howard: Signs two-year deal
Players retained
ILB Vince Biegel: Signs four-year deal
WR Ricardo Louis: Signs one-year deal
DE Zach Sieler: Signs four-year deal
WR Isaiah Ford: Signs four-year deal
P Matt Haack: Signs one-year deal
OLB Trent Harris: Signs one-year deal
S Adrian Colbert: Signs one-year deal
Players lost
None yet.
New York Jets
Players gained
LT George Fant: Signs three-year deal
LB Patrick Onwuasor: Signs one-year deal
WR Breshad Perriman: Signs one-year deal
DB Pierre Desir: Signs one-year deal
OG Greg Van Roten: Signs one-year deal
DB Marqui Christian: Signs one-year deal
T Brandon Shell: Signs two-year deal
G Connor McGovern: Signs three-year deal
Players retained
TE Daniel Brown: Signs one-year deal
LG Alex Lewis: Signs three-year deal
ILB B.J. Bello: Signs one-year deal
OLB Frankie Luvu: Signs one-year deal
G Leo Koloamatangi: Signs one-year deal
K Sam Ficken: Signs one-year deal
S Bennett Jackson: Signs one-year deal
OLB Jordan Jenkins: Signs one-year deal
LB James Burgess: Signs one-year deal
TE Ryan Griffin: Exercised one-year option
CB Art Maulet: Signs one-year deal
CN Brian Poole: Signs one-year deal
Players lost
CB Maurice Canady: Leaves via free agency to Cowboys
WR Robby Anderson: Leaves via free agency to Panthers
DB Darryl Roberts: Released