The New England Patriots have become masters of midseason acquisitions as director of player personnel Nick Caserio and his team of scouts have done a tremendous job of finding quality players that were stuck in the wrong scheme.
Last year's find was former New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Akiem Hicks. The Patriots acquired Hicks in exchange for the Patriots 4th tight end on the depth chart, Michael Hoomanawanui, and Hicks eventually became one of the best defensive tackles in the league down the stretch.
Hicks was caught in a bad position in New Orleans, but leveraged his time in New England into a good contract as a starter for the Chicago Bears this offseason.