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Patriots earn elite grade for $104 million free-agent signing

With the most cap space in the NFL and glaring holes all over their roster, there was no question that the New England Patriots were going to take big swings in free agency.

Sure enough, mere hours into the legal tampering period, it was announced that the Patriots had agreed to terms with defensive lineman Milton Williams on a four-year, $104 million. The 26-year-old was one of the breakout stars of the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl run and registered the highest pressure rate from a defensive tackle in the NFL at 12.5%. Though his counting stats have been modest, much of that comes from splitting time with other members of the Eagles' stacked defensive front, as his 90.