Just an FYI for those who probably aren't realizing this....and this is my final contribution to this thread...in my useless opinion, should this saga end and signing him is no longer a risk, another playoff-eligible team is going to give him a boatload of money and the Patriots will get stuck with him still on the books and still nothing to show for it. Brown isn't loyal, Brown is going to take the most money he can and won't show Brady or this team an ounce of loyalty if that's what it comes down to.
So after all of this - he still won't be back with this football team. That's what I think, not that it matters, but I think everyone holding out hope will be disappointed and all of this will be for not. He's selfish and he's a mess, but someone is going to pay him a lot, especially if it means keeping him away from Brady and the Patriots.
Take it for what it's worth, which is probably nothing.