Patriots sign CBs Shawn Springs, Leigh Bodden

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots have signed free agent cornerbacks Shawn Springs and Leigh Bodden.

The team announced the moves Wednesday, adding experience to a young defensive backfield.

Springs spent the past five seasons with the Washington Redskins after playing the previous seven with the Seattle Seahawks, who chose him with the third overall pick of the 1997 draft out of Ohio State. He has started 147 of his 157 games with 32 interceptions and six fumble recoveries.

Bodden played last year for the Detroit Lions after spending his first five seasons with the Cleveland Browns, who signed him as an undrafted rookie free agent from Duquesne. Bodden had 13 interceptions and five fumble recoveries in 75 NFL games, 53 of them starts.

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