INDIANAPOLIS — The heavy lifting at the NFL scouting combine is in the rearview mirror and free agent negotiations don’t officially begin until next week, so the Patriots can use the coming days to adjust or affirm their offseason, team-building strategy.
So after a variety of conversations with league sources over the past week, here are the biggest personnel questions that the Pats must resolve in the near future.
1. What’s up with Gronk?
If Rob Gronkowski returns next season, the Patriots will be the best team in the AFC regardless of whatever else happens in free agency or the draft.