The New England Patriots have a clear idea of a position of need following the NFL draft combine.
The Patriots had a surprise run to the Super Bowl but lost to the Seattle Seahawks. Yet, New England has plenty of cap space to make plenty of additions, and the team is looking to add an edge rusher.
Patriots insider Chad Graff of The Athletic reported on Monday that New England believes it has to improve its edge rusher.
“The Patriots feel like edge rusher is their biggest need,” Graff wrote. “When Mike Vrabel landed this job a year ago, he said he wanted to build the Patriots through the trenches. Last season, they had four new starting offensive linemen.
“Now this season, look for them to revamp their edge rusher position. It won’t be a surprise if they spend big on the position in free agency and target an edge rusher early in the draft.”
Whether or not the Patriots will land an edge rusher in free agency or the draft is to be seen. But New England believes it has to get after the quarterback, especially after seeing what the Seahawks were able to do in the Super Bowl.
The Patriots have the 31st overall pick in the NFL Draft and have just over $40 million in cap space.
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