Jadeveon Clowney would still have been available. The same goes for Damon Harrison, Logan Ryan or Clay Matthews. Taylor Gabriel, Jabaal Sheard and Alec Ogletree also remain unaccounted for. The New England Patriots, however, had different plans in mind: instead of going after star power to fill the vacant spots on their 80-man training camp roster, they decided to do follow a familiar pattern and go bargain shopping.
The Patriots originally had eight open spots to fill after a series of players opt-outs due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and north of $35 million in salary cap space to operate with.