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Patriots 2016 Free Agency Profile: Is the S Tavon Wilson experiment at an end?

September 1st, 2016 age: 26

How acquired: Drafted in the 2nd round of the 2012 NFL Draft.

Why he should stay: If safety Nate Ebner signs elsewhere, Wilson makes plenty of sense to be the special teams safety for the next few seasons. Only Ebner and Matthew Slater have more special teams snaps than Wilson, who actually led the team in 2014.

Unlike Ebner, Wilson offers a ton of value on defense as a back-up. He can play dime. He can play goal line.