The significant demands of playing for Bill Belichick and life as a Patriots player have been in the spotlight lately.
The fact that Tom Brady chose to move on to Tampa Bay via free agency after two decades of dynastic success got the conversation going.
Then, Rob Gronkowski came out of retirement but made it clear he only wanted to play with Brady and the Bucs.
And this week former Patriots Pro Bowl cornerback Asante Samuel declared playing for Belichick was not something that he enjoyed.