FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - AUGUST 22: Ja'Whaun Bentley #51 of the New England Patriots looks on from the sideline during the preseason game between the Carolina Panthers and the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on August 22, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
With Kyle Van Noy and Jamie Collins both exiting this spring, the time is now for Ja’Whaun Bentley to become the next great New England Patriots linebacker.
The New England Patriots have a long, proud history when it comes to their linebackers.
Tedy Bruschi, Andre Tippett, Willie McGinest, Ted Johnson, Junior Seau, Steve Nelson, Mike Vrabel … the list could go on and on and on.