The Patriots have seen plenty of turnover in their secondary this offseason, but ESPN thinks they could stand to add one more piece.
In a piece picking the best fits for the top remaining NFL free agents, Bill Barnwell suggests that the Patriots would be the best landing spot for veteran Saints cornerback Delvin Breaux.
Breaux, whom the Saints signed out of the CFL in 2015 after he went undrafted in 2012, had a strong first season in New Orleans, but has played in just six games over the last two seasons. He missed all of last season with a fractured fibula.
Writes Barnwell:
The risk-reward ratio for Breaux is enormous. Given his injury history, it's difficult to imagine Breaux commanding more than a one-year, $2 million deal. His upside, though, is as a legitimate starting cover corner in a league in which those often cost $10 million per season in free agency. The Patriots have a track record of taking shots on similarly talented players, and while they traded for Jason McCourty and drafted Duke Dawson this offseason, Bill Belichick has a way of finding uses for talented cornerbacks.
In addition to adding McCourty and Dawson, the Pats lost Malcolm Butler to the Titans at the opening of free agency.