The New England Patriots’ cornerback depth chart now stands at six.

According to The Boston Globe's Ben Volin, the Patriots signed E.J. Biggers to a one-year, $840,000 deal with $25,000 guaranteed on Tuesday.

Biggers appeared in all 16 games with the Philadelphia Eagles last season and started three. The 28-year-old collected 44 tackles and seven passes defensed over the course of the campaign, while logging 565 snaps in the secondary and 302 on special teams.

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Biggers first entered the league as a Tampa Bay Buccaneers seventh-round draft choice in 2009. The 6-foot, 185-pound Western Michigan product spent time under Greg Schiano while in Tampa Bay, and also spent two seasons with Washington Redskins before arriving in Philadelphia.

Through those stops, Biggers has played in 92 games with 34 starts, accruing 279 tackles, one sack, 41 passes defensed, four interceptions and two forced fumbles.

He now joins fellow corners Malcolm Butler, Logan Ryan, Justin Coleman, Darryl Roberts and Rashaan Melvin under contract with New England for 2016.

Tarell Brown, who started two games before being placed on injured reserve last fall, remains an unrestricted free agent.