Players the #Patriots let go for big money elsewhere only to eventually get them back:

- Malcolm Butler
- Kyle Van Noy
- Jamie Collins (twice!)
- Trent Brown
- Patrick Chung
- Deion Branch

Note: Trey Flowers (left NE for big money in DET) is still a free agent.

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) March 23, 2022