Brandon King:

Amendola has shown to be a tough, reliable wide receiver who while not putting up great numbers, saves his best for big plays at crunch time

The Patriots drafted Harmon in the 3rd Round, 91st overall in the 2013 Draft. His role has steadily evolved and he’s now a trusted member of the defense.

The Patriots will enter the 2017 offseason with a ton of cap space ($61,248,593) but have 21 players hitting free agency.

McCourty is the quarterback of the secondary, a co-captain of the team and the glue that holds everything together on the backend.

“If you like football, and you like to come in and work on football, then the New England Patriots is a great place to be,” Belichick said.

The 6’0, 200-pound Ohio State product is as tough as they come, being a former member of the US National Rugby Team. While a Buckeye, his prowess on kickoffs is stuff of legend as he was compared to “a heat seeking missile.”

Fletcher has always excelled at being a special teams’ standout and a good reserve linebacker who can spot start when needed and always did a good job of covering running backs out of the backfield.

Wilson has made his mark as a reserve, playing mostly dime linebacker in the ‘Big Nickle’ sub-packages or on Special Teams.