{"id":27708,"date":"2020-03-19T16:50:19","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T20:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=27708"},"modified":"2020-03-19T16:50:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T20:50:19","slug":"kyle-van-noy-danny-shelton-and-duron-harmon-all-say-goodbye-to-the-patriots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2020\/03\/19\/kyle-van-noy-danny-shelton-and-duron-harmon-all-say-goodbye-to-the-patriots\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Van Noy, Danny Shelton, and Duron Harmon All Say Goodbye To The Patriots"},"content":{"rendered":"

Its been a tough week of thank you’s and goodbyes for the Patriots as free agency opens up.<\/p>\n

Kyle Van Noy, Danny Shelton, and Duron Harmon all posted thank you messages to the Patriots organization and fanbase over Instagram following their signings or trades elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Van Noy signed a four-year, $51 million deal with the Miami Dolphins on Monday reuniting with Brian Flores.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been an honor, a privilege and a blessing to have represented the New England Patriots<\/strong><\/a> organization for the past three and a half seasons,\u201d Van Noy wrote. \u201cI am so fortunate that coach (Bill) Belichick brought me in and gave me a chance to contribute and leave my mark.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you to (Patriots owner) Mr. (Robert) Kraft, Coach, Nick, the Patriots staff and teammates for helping me grow as a player and as a person. I leave with two rings, but hundreds of memories that I will cherish forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2019, Van Noy logged 56 tackles and a career-best 6.5 sacks to go with three forced fumbles and three pass deflections. He played in a Super Bowl in each of his three seasons in New England, winning two rings.<\/p>\n

Read his full statement below.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B94T0BuggRr\/<\/p>\n

As for Shelton and Harmon, both players reunited with Matt Patricia and the Detroit Lions.<\/p>\n

Shelton agreed<\/a> to a two-year, $8 million free agent deal and Harmon was traded<\/a> over to the Lions with a 2020 7th-round pick for a 2020 5th-round pick. The trade is pending a physical.<\/p>\n

With the acquisition of a 5th round pick, the Patriots now possess at least one pick in every round of the 2020 NFL Draft except the second.<\/p>\n

The Patriots draft assets currently consist of 12 total picks, including four in the first 100.<\/p>\n

Both Shelton and Harmon add to a growing list of ex-Patriots in Detroit, they join Jamie Collins, Trey Flowers, and Danny Amendola on the roster.<\/p>\n

Known as “the closer” for his clutch late game-sealing interceptions<\/a>, Harmon was drafted by the Patriots in the third round (91st) overall of the 2013 draft out of Rutgers and was apart of three Super Bowl championship teams.<\/p>\n

“Pats Nation I love you and will miss you guys!” Harmon wrote in an Instagram caption.<\/p>\n

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