{"id":59,"date":"2026-05-10T23:33:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T23:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=59"},"modified":"2026-05-10T23:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T23:33:47","slug":"mailbag-if-the-patriots-trade-for-a-j-brown-what-moves-might-offset-the-added-salary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=59","title":{"rendered":"Mailbag: If the Patriots trade for A.J. Brown, what moves might offset the added salary?"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>Welcome back to the mailbag. Lots of good post-draft questions, as well as some thoughts about roster depth at a couple of key positions, and more. Let\u2019s get to it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=57\">Fleet season ends in Ottawa, as Charge\u2019s Michela Cava scores double-OT winner to eliminate Boston in PWHL semifinals<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><b>With the expected post-June 1 trade for A.J. Brown, can we expect any other moves to offset the added salary? Or may we assume that Robert Kraft is breaking with his traditional \u201cthree-year cap balance\u201d formula?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>\u2014 Keith Gentes, Mount Laurel, N.J.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Some contracts will be tweaked \u2014 money moved around for some of the players at the high end of the pay scale to keep as much financial flexibility as possible. And there\u2019s the looming deals for Christian Gonzalez and Drake Maye to consider. But barring a surprise (which could include a trade opportunity), I don\u2019t think we\u2019ll see any sizable moves specifically to offset Brown\u2019s additional salary. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Will we see any mid- to high-level free agents coming aboard before camp? Specifically linebacker, safety, and guard, which were all seen as mild needs before the draft (and unaddressed, save for <\/b><b>Namdi Obiazor<\/b><b> and the UDFAs). Obviously, the pool grows after August cuts, but curious about players who\u2019ll actually get to participate in camp, too.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><b>\u2014 Jack Abbott, Andover<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There are a few intriguing free agents left, including linebacker Matt Milano, pass rushers Joey Bosa and Jadeveon Clowney, and offensive linemen Kevin Zeitler and Taylor Decker. Situations can always change because of injuries or other things, but I\u2019d be hard-pressed to look at the available free agents and match them with the Patriots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>What are they doing regarding running back? They have one good one, but another who\u2019s older and fumble-prone. TreVeyon Henderson has shown poor vision and the ability to fall over when barely touched. His average is 3.1 yards per carry if you exclude four anomalous long runs. Could they bring in Nick Chubb for a year?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>\u2014 Mike, Charlotte, N.C. <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I\u2019d take issue with some of this. Henderson played almost 40 games in 18 months dating to his Ohio State days. He was clearly out of gas by the end of the season. And I think given the way his season ended, it\u2019s unfair to call Rhamondre Stevenson fumble-prone.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Former assistant coach Dante Scarnecchia has high praise for Patriots draft picks<\/div>\n<p><span>But they do need to build depth in the backfield. I think they\u2019d be happy if a reliable third running back emerges from a group currently on the roster: Lan Larison, Terrell Jennings (who impressed Mike Vrabel in a reserve role last year) or seventh-round pick Jam Miller (who had 613 scrimmage yards with Alabama last year). If no one in that group distinguishes himself, you\u2019d have to try to add depth with a signing such as Chubb, a trade, or picking up a roster-cut casualty. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=55\">Like John Sterling to Yankees fans, those of us who love sports have local announcers whose voices will resonate forever<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Wondering why there\u2019s little to no info on the undrafted free agents. The Globe had a brief piece on them, then nothing.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>\u2014 Ken Korch, Massachusetts <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I did have a thumbnail sketch on each one in the wake of the draft. I will say that I\u2019d expect more on them in the coming week, as rookie minicamp convenes this weekend in Foxborough, and we\u2019ll get a chance to talk to a few of them on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Two UDFAs who have generated some buzz are wide receiver Kyle Dixon and offensive lineman Jacob Rizy. Dixon, out of Culver-Stockton College, signed a contract with a whopping $252,500 in guaranteed money. While that won\u2019t necessarily ensure a spot on the team, it certainly improves his chances. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rizy, a Connecticut native, started his college career at Harvard before transferring to Florida State. He played in 12 games and started at two positions for the Seminoles. That\u2019s the sort of intriguing r\u00e9sum\u00e9 that gets attention from NFL teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Are you shocked as to what the Patriots haven\u2019t done in free agency and the draft at linebacker? Who will cover tight ends, last year\u2019s biggest weakness? If Robert Spillane gets hurt, what\u2019s their strategy?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>\u2014 Steve Beatty, Florida<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I was an advocate for Texas Tech\u2019s Jacob Rodriguez in the second round, but that never materialized. That being said, they do have depth in new faces such as free agent K.J. Britt and sixth-round pick Obiazor joining Spillane, Christian Elliss, and others. I think they would love to see Obiazor emerge as that sort of coverage linebacker. The rookie, who has experience as a safety, certainly has the skill set and body type (6 feet 3 inches, 229 pounds) to be a coverage linebacker (He had three interceptions in his last two years in college.) <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=53\">To get up to speed, the Bruins\u2019 top priority is front and center during pivot to offseason<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><i>Some questions have been edited for length and\/or clarity.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are also more post-draft questions, as well as some thoughts about roster depth at a couple of key positions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mailbag: If the Patriots trade for A.J. 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