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Patriots trade for Trent Brown and start offseason with bang

Raiders OL Trent Brown (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

The New England Patriots have officially begun their offseason by reuniting with an old friend.

Anyone still worried about Bill Belichick being unable to pull off the “magic” anymore?

With the franchise tag deadline arriving in the coming hours (days?), NFL teams are beginning to enter the business of free agency for the new league year.

Though the Patriots plan to be uncharacteristically aggressive this year, they’re still also going to do what they do best, which is cleaning up other teams’ messes in an effort to acquire premium players at a bargain.