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Sunday NFL Thoughts: Patriots clear-cut Super Bowl LII favorites; Michael Lombardi thinks Malcolm Butler will stay in New England

1. The NFL’s 2017 free agency period is 10 days old and has seen plenty of player movement throughout the league. The New England Patriots alone have acquired, re-signed or tendered 13 different players (although cornerback Malcolm Butler’s remains unsigned, more on that below). Other than the draft and roster cutdowns, the early days of free agency see more player movement than any other period in the league calendar.

They also have an everlasting impact on the NFL landscape; one that Las Vegas’ betting odds reflect. The latest edition, courtesy of bovada.lv, has New England as the clear-cut favorite to repeat as world champion.