Who could be a salary cap casualty for Patriots this offseason? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Guaranteeing an NFL-record $163 million in free agency last offseason helped the New England Patriots return to the postseason following a one-year layoff.
But the Patriots failed to win a postseason game for the third season in a row, matching their longest stretch under Bill Belichick (2008-10). They can't just sit back idly this offseason, but a similar splurge in free agency is seemingly out of the question.
As of Saturday, New England has $8,329,412 in cap space, per OverTheCap.