The New England Patriots most definitely are in the market for an “X” wide receiver.
They chased Calvin Ridley in NFL free agency. They made inquiries with the Philadelphia Eagles about the availability of A.J. Brown.
Meanwhile, the money unspent on Ridley is part of the Patriots' $54 million in cap space that remains. That’s the NFL's highest figure by a healthy amount, and while the team will eventually roll some of that into 2025 (the Patriots were 31st and 27th in the NFL in cap money rolled over the past two seasons, with $1.