Could the New England Patriots bring a familiar face back into the fold this offseason? If a recent ESPN list of the best team fits for the top 50 free agents is to be believed, the answer might be “yes.”
The player in question is linebacker Chandler Jones. A former first-round draft pick by the Patriots in 2012, Jones was traded to the Arizona Cardinals following the 2015 season. Since then, he continued his development into one of the league’s elite edge linebackers and most disruptive pass rushers in football.
With Jones headed towards unrestricted free agency, however, a reunion with the Patriots is at least a theoretical possibility again.