Just one week into NFL free agency — and two months after new head coach Jerod Mayo declared the Patriots were ready to “burn some cash” — New England fans already sound like they want to burn the house down.
Former Patriots linebacker Rob Ninkovich noticed it when he turned on the local sports radio station in Massachusetts, according to a recent interview with ESPN’s Mike Reiss.
“I hear people saying ‘they’re re-signing all these guys and they were 4-13 last year, so why would they do that,’” Ninkovich said.
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“To me, the guys they targeted and brought back, I think they are key pieces.