With Earl Thomas getting hurt for the season, it got me thinking about how the Patriots handle players at the end of their deal. The Patriots have been highly criticized for the treatment of players on expiring deals, including this year with people saying they should’ve kept Brandin Cooks instead of trading him away. There were 3 teams in similar situations to the Patriots this offseason, they handled things much differently, let’s take a look at how that worked for them.
The biggest news of the offseason was the Raiders trading away the former Defensive Player of the Year, Khalil Mack, to the Bears.