The Patriots have chosen not to retain some key defensive players from their last two Super Bowl teams: Chandler Jones, Jamie Collins, and Logan Ryan.
But linebacker Dont’a Hightower is coming back, his agents confirmed. The team’s defensive captain re-signed with the Patriots Wednesday after a weeklong free agency tour that took him to the Jets and Steelers.
Hightower’s deal is for four years and $43.5 million, with $19 million guaranteed, according to his agents.
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