Kyle Love has signed a one-year contract extension through 2013 with the Patriots.

Love's new deal has a maximum value of $3.1 million.

Love was signed as an undrafted defensive tackle out of Mississippi State in 2010 and improved immensely alongside Vince Wilfork.

"We appreciate the Patriots stepping up to make commitment to Kyle at a time when they didn't have to. We're very pleased with that and hopefully it will lead to him being here long term. Kyle's deserving. A very hard working kid who worked his way up from being undrafted," agent Sean Stellato.