The New England Patriots head into an offseason of uncertainty with a slew of pending free agents.
Of course, the first order of business is making a decision on whether Bill Belichick stays, goes or has his powers stripped as the de facto general manager for the team.
Then the Patriots can begin to attack the who stays and who goes questions.
Whoever takes over the personnel decisions will have a tough run right out of the gates with key free agents likely requiring big contracts to keep employed. Players like offensive guard/swing tackle Mike Onwenu and safety Kyle Dugger won’t be returning for cheap.
And that’s only scratching the surface. Here are 18 pending free agents for the Patriots heading into the offseason:
TE Hunter Henry
TE Mike Gesicki
TE Pharaoh Brown
WR Jalen Reagor
WR Kendrick Bourne
RB Ezekiel Elliott
OL James Ferentz
OT Trent Brown
OL Riley Reiff
OL Mike Onwenu
ST Cody Davis
ST Matthew Slater
LB Anfernee Jennings
LB Mack Wilson
LB Josh Uche
CB Myles Bryant
S Jalen Mills
S Kyle Dugger
