Despite being one of the more quiet teams in the NFL since free agency effectively started last Monday, the New England Patriots’ financial resources are limited. At the moment, according to salary cap expert Miguel Benzan, the Patriots have roughly $11.7 million in cap space as of Monday morning.
That number includes all of the team’s reported transactions at this point in time except the re-signing of Ja’Whaun Bentley. The veteran linebacker returning on a reported two-year deal will naturally decrease New England’s cap space.
Heading into the weekend preceding free agency — one that saw New England make some first transactions — the club had $10.