The Patriots are going to take a look at free agent Taylor Mays. The safety has a tryout for the Patriots at their rookie minicamp, a source tells Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (on Twitter). 
The Bengals signed Mays last year with the knowledge that he would have to serve a four-game suspension for substance abuse. In the summer, they released him when they learned that Mays had yet another drug suspension heading his way. It all added up to an eight game ban, but we did not see Mays back on the field in 2016. Mays spent time in a treatment facility instead and he is hopefully back on the right path.
In his last season, 2015, Mays bounced all around the NFL and was yo-yo’ed on and off of the Raiders’ roster multiple times. The 28-year-old recorded 23 tackles and 5 passes defensed in his 14 Raiders games. The Patriots are now curious to see what the former second-round pick can offer.
It’s not common for veterans to partake in rookie minicamp, but it’s also not unprecedented. While Mays tries to catch on with the Pats, former Vikings running back Matt Asiata will be participating in the Lions’ rookie camp.
This would not be a good fit. If Mays was younger maybe but we need to find someone who can replace Chung, not someone who is older than Chung
If he’s better than Chung than it at least gives us an improvement. We’re not gonna do much better now that the draft is over so we kinda just have to take what we can get
Doesn’t hurt to have depth and honestly, half these free agent visits this late in the process are teams trying to get a feel for the guy to see if he could be a passable injury replacement if an injury were to occur.
What’s more interesting is that BB has a tryout set for Josh Gable. He is a “trick” kicker who never played in College but claims to be able to kick field goals from 80 yds.