Editor's Note: With the beginning of NFL free agency looming on March 12, our Patriots Insider Tom E. Curran is resetting each Patriots position by assessing their 2024 performance, laying out their 2025 contract status and ranking their offseason priority on a scale of 1 to 5.
After going through positional evaluations for quarterback, running back, tight end, wideout and offensive line, now we move to the Patriots defense.
For those hoping for better news over here, there isn’t.
The team’s projected 2024 strength turned into a liability.