The New England Patriots entered the offseason as the NFL’s leaders in salary cap space, and they put their vast resources to work right away. As of Friday morning, and including the pre-free agency signing of outside linebacker Harold Landry, they have brought in 13 new players and re-signed eight of their own.
Not every one of the additions is factored into the equation yet, but we can still confidently say that the Patriots have plenty of cap space left to invest. According to calculations by salary cap expert Miguel Benzan, the team is almost $81 million under the cap with four free agent contracts yet to be accounted for.