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Report: Patriots Sign Defensive Tackle Beau Allen

BOSTON (CBS) -- The Patriots lost Danny Shelton to free agency. It didn't take long for them to find a replacement.

The Patriots agreed to a deal with Beau Allen shortly after free agency began on Wednesday, as first reported by Adam Caplan.

The deal is for two years and $8 million total -- matching the contract that the Lions offered Shelton in free agency.

Allen, 28, was a seventh-round pick by the Eagles in 2013. He spent four seasons in Philly before playing the last two years in Tampa.

The 6-foot-3, 327-pound Allen had just 10 total tackles (and a half-sack) last season, after averaging 24 tackles per year over the previous four seasons.

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