Terrance Knighton signed a one-year, $2.02 million contract with the Patriots during the offseason. One of the deal's stipulations is that Knighton hit a certain weight.
"It's something I've paid a lot of attention to this offseason, and it won't be a problem," Knighton told reporters Wednesday, via ESPN.com.
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The defensive tackle, nicknamed "Pot Roast," was listed at 354 pounds last season with the Redskins, per ESPN.com, but he declined to say at what weight he played in 2015.
"Obviously when it becomes a factor in playing football, your performance on the field, it's something you have to pay attention to," Knighton, 29, said. "I have a lot of football left, and I don't want anything to hinder me from that. I put last season behind me, and I'm happy about being in New England."
Knighton said he talked with Patriots nutritionist Ted Harper on his free-agent visit and that the two put together a health plan that would help Knighton maintain his weight.
"Last year, I was obviously heavier than I am right now. Contractually, I'll have weights that I need to hit. Whatever the coaches want me to play at, that's what I'll be," he said. "I'll continue to work throughout the offseason program and get acclimated to the new strength coaches and nutritionist and the way things are done in Foxborough. I'm looking forward to it. That's something that obviously has been an attack on me my whole career, about my weight."
Knighton isn't the only Patriot with a weight clause. Defensive tackle Alan Branch and offensive tackle Marcus Cannon also have certain weights they need to hit.