National Football League

Patriots sign free agents Scott, Cole

Published Mar. 20, 2012 4:16 a.m. ET

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The New England Patriots have signed defensive end Trevor Scott and cornerback Marquice Cole.

The team announced the free agent signings on Monday.

Scott, a sixth-round draft choice by Oakland out of Buffalo in 2008, spent four seasons with the Raiders. He started 16 of 58 games in which he played, and had 13 1-2 sacks.

Cole, undrafted by the New York Jets out of Northwestern in 2009, started one of 37 games he played there in three seasons, and had two interceptions.