One of the pillars of the New England Patriots dynasty is the club’s ability to manage its finances. While the Patriots are — as opposed to a popular myth — not afraid to pay market value to keep or acquire talent, they are arguably the smartest organization in the NFL year-in and year-out when it comes to spending cash and evaluating cost based on a players’ possible contributions in the team’s system.
As a result of this, New England has also generally been able to keep its so-called dead money to a minimum — and 2019 is no exception.