Exploring potential Patriots general manager candidates to replace Bill Belichick

Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty ImagesAs the New England Patriots and head coach Bill Belichick have officially parted ways, a new head coaching search will take place in Foxboro for the first time in a quarter century. But, the team will also need to fill Belichick’s shoes as general manager, a role he’s also held since his arrival.

Here are eight candidates for New England’s general manager position.

Eliot Wolf, Patriots director of scouting

If the Patriots want to keep things in-house, Wolfe may be the top option available to them. Wolfe, son of Pro Football Hall of Fame scout and executive Ron Wolfe, has been a front office consultant in New England since 2020 where he…