I'm not convinced that Bodden is gone after this year. We're his 3rd team in 3 years, and he made it clear when arriving here that he would have liked nothing better than a stable, long term deal.
How did he make that clear? He signed a 1 year deal that prohibits him being tagged. That screams "show me year" to me. Springs is here for a while, Bodden is gone, and hopefully wheatley, wilhite, or butler will be good enough that it wont matter.
I think both Burgess and Bodden are stopgaps for the Pats. They'll both play good years, sign big deals next year, and the Pats will get 3rd round comp picks for each.
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