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Chris Godwin a top priority for Patriots as free agency looms

Is it Chris Godwin or bust for the Patriots?

If they want to surround Drake Maye with more talent in their offensive huddle; if they want to infuse some professionalism into their receiver room; if they want to show their fanbase they are serious about putting a better product on the field in 2025 -- Godwin needs to be their priority.

When the NFL's legal tampering period begins Monday at 12 p.m. ET, he is the clear-and-obvious target for them to pursue.

Other high-end pass-catchers came off the board well before the legal-tampering period -- which lasts two days before the official start to the new league year on Wednesday -- even began.