One of the biggest offseason mysteries has been the lack of clarification on the future of former New England Patriots captain Ja'Whaun Bentley, who was released by the team back in March.
The arrival of newly-hired head coach Mike Vrabel came with sweeping changes for a team that still felt deeply rooted in the old Bill Belichick ways of doing things. Even Jerod Mayo's one-and-done run as coach felt like a chip off the old block given how closely he worked with the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach before getting promoted as his replacement.
Players like Bentley, Jonathan Jones, David Andrews, Joe Cardona and Deatrich Wise Jr.