Coming off a loss in Super Bowl 52, the New England Patriots' offseason did not lack any drama. From Malcolm Butler's surprising benching in the title game to Rob Gronkowski being unhappy and not committing to returning to the team in 2018 to Tom Brady possibly thinking retirement to dysfunction within the franchise's power players to multiple free agency losses it was a busy three months.
Of course, only a handful of people outside of Gillette Stadium know how seriously to take the rumors that were making the rounds as most of the speculation was fanned by what sources said or what pundits felt like.