Things moved fast for the Alliance of American Football this week. On Tuesday, reports broke that the league would suspend its operations just eight weeks into its inaugural regular season amidst internal turmoil. Yesterday, it announced that its players were now free to sign with any NFL team — and the first players already were able to leave the sinking ship for new jobs in the established league.
Of those still available on the open market, some should spark the interest of the New England Patriots as potential low-risk, high-reward options. Let’s take a look at six players who should be on the reigning world champions’ radar — and if only for a visit to find out whether or not they actually have something in the NFL tank.