The Facts: The Patriots are giving White a one-year, $2.5 million fully-guaranteed deal, a source tells ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Diehards Line: The deal, as ESPN's Jeremy Fowlwer previously reported would be coming, is now official. White, 29, has spent the first seven years of his career with the Patriots, who selected him in the fourth round of the 2014 draft out of Wisconsin. A three-time Super Bowl champion, he is viewed as a top "passing back," coming on to the field in obvious passing situations and those in which he might be more apt to block a blitzing linebacker. White's return bolsters the Patriots' running back position, which returns top option Damien Harris, along with 2018 first-round pick Sony Michel, second-year player J.J. Taylor and core special teamer Brandon Bolden.