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Patriots roster reset: 2024 cap space, free agents entering offseason originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The New England Patriots are about to enter one of the most important offseasons in their history as an NFL franchise.
Bill Belichick could depart after 24 seasons leading the team as head coach and the person responsible for building the roster. Not only could a coaching search be necessary, but the roster itself has plenty of question marks and weaknesses to address.
The Patriots have a lot of important players eligible to become unrestricted free agents. They also are projected to have more salary cap space than almost every other team, which should help them in free agency and the trade market.
Here’s an overview of the Patriots’ cap situation and list of pending free agents after a 4-13 regular season in 2023.
Salary cap
The Patriots have a ton of salary cap space entering the offseason, which they can use to re-sign their own free agents, sign players from the other teams on the open market, or use to make trades.
Here are the five teams projected to have the most cap space in the offseason, per OverTheCap:
5. Indianapolis Colts, $71,192,587
4. Houston Texans, $71,438,770
3. New England Patriots, $72,366,858
2. Tennessee Titans, $77,240,779
1. Washington Commanders, $78,835,534
Depending on how many of the Patriots’ own free agents they re-sign, they could have a large amount of cap space to use on the open market. The 2024 free agent class is pretty good, and it features a lot of players who have been key contributors on really good teams.
Here are the top 10 free agents expected to hit the market. It should be noted that some of these players could be re-signed or franchise tagged before free agency begins in March.
10. Jaylon Johnson, CB, Bears
9. Michael Pittman Jr., WR, Colts
8. Justin Madubuike, DL, Ravens
7. Antoine Winfield Jr., S, Buccaneers
6. Christian Wilkins, DL, Dolphins
5. Brian Burns, Edge, Panthers
4. Josh Allen, Edge, Jaguars
3. Tee Higgins, WR,…
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Author : NBC Sports Boston
Publish date : 2024-01-07 23:21:38
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