Free agent DE Lamarr Houston works out for the Patriots

According to Field Yates of ESPN, veteran edge-rusher Lamarr Houston worked out for the New England Patriots on Friday. Houston was released by the Chicago Bears this offseason, after a three-year stint with the team that included two serious knee injuries.
Prior to his injuries, Houston was one of the most promising pass-rushers in the NFL, earning PFF overall grades above 78.0 in every season from 2010 to 2014. During that time, Houston produced 216 total quarterback pressures, the 15th most among 4-3 defensive ends.
Following the Bears defensive scheme change in 2015, Houston moved to the 3-4 linebacker position and thrived, recording a pass-rush productivity (the PFF metric that measures pressure produced on a per snap basis with weighting towards sacks) of 11.1, the highest mark of his career. However, a torn ACL limited Houston to just 31 snaps in 2016.
It’s no surprise that Houston is gathering interest from teams, as he showed that he still has some gas left in the tank during the preseason. On 57 pass-rushing snaps, Houston tallied seven total pressures, ending the preseason ranked 24th of 68 3-4 outside linebackers with a pass-rush productivity of 9.6.