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Morning sports update: NFL insider’s assessment of what went wrong with Patriots’ draft strategy, roster building

On Wednesday, it was revealed that Bruins captain Zdeno Chara was leaving Boston to sign with the Washington Capitals in free agency.

The 43-year-old defenseman, who signed with Boston in 2006, announced his farewell to the city on Instagram:

Elsewhere, the Celtics cruised past the Grizzlies, 126-107. Jaylen Brown scored a career-high 42 points.

And on Sunday, the Patriots face the Jets in the team’s season finale at 1 p.m.

Albert Breer’s deep dive into the Patriots’ problems: With the Patriots’ first sub-.500 season in two decades, an inevitable round of questions are being asked about what exactly has gone wrong in New England.