Could this prove the time head coach Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots finally land their white whale?
Emmanuel Sanders, who reportedly was released by the New Orleans Saints on Wednesday and thus heads to the open market, has long been linked to New England. The Patriots, though, for lack of a better metaphor, have never been able to get the girl.
New England wanted Sanders back in 2013. The Patriots actually signed the then-Pittsburgh Steelers wideout, who was a restricted free agent at the time, to an offer sheet. Pittsburgh, however, matched it and retained the then 26-year-old Sanders.