The New England Patriots enter the 2018 offseason with around $13.3 million in salary cap space. While the number is not bad, the team will need to increase it in order to be able to re-sign the majority of this year's free agency class, headed by offensive tackle Nate Solder. In order to do that, the Patriots will likely let go some of their high-priced veteran players – and defensive tackle Alan Branch could be among them.
After entering the year as one of the top rotational options along the Patriots' interior defensive line, Branch struggled with injuries and as a result slid down the depth chart until he was a healthy scratch for the Super Bowl.