NFL teams have been spending more like a drunken sailor this week, thanks to a higher-than-expected 2025 salary cap. Once teams could officially begin contacting the agents of players with expiring contracts as the two-day negotiating window that's a precursor to the start of free agency opened on Monday,

The New England Patriots entered the offseason with over $127 million in cap space, which was the most in the NFL. With major holes across the roster, Patriots coach Mike Vrabel and lead personnel executive Eliot Wolf needed to be aggressive in acquiring talent to rebuild the team in their vision.