Patriots: Best Value Players

The Patriots will have major decisions during next year’s free agency. As of now, they are enjoying the underrated and undervalued players that have signed favorable contracts to play with the Patriots.

*Note: Dont’a Hightower is not included due to his fifth-year option of $7.751 million.*

As we all know, the Patriots are an extremely talented team. One factor that has lead to their tremendous success is the ability of the organization to find diamonds in the rough and sign them to team-friendly deals. The consistency of the Patriots to find players willing to take less money to improve their reputation in the league is second to none. In addition, the Patriots have been able to earn the most “bang for their buck.” in finding young, gifted defensive stars, as seen through the players mentioned in the slideshow.

10 best names on Patriots’ roster

Many of these players listed are entering the final year of their contract, and if they all continue the play at the level they are capable of, we’ll see huge paydays in the future.

While the Patriots have an incredible amount of players that are valuable in the sense that they are making less money than they should, this list mainly includes players that have surpassed their expectations when signing their respective contracts. Therefore, while Tom Brady being ninth in quarterback salary average per year and Rob Gronkowski signing a six-year, $54 million contract are huge steals, they are not included in this list.

Take a look at the slideshow and debate for yourselves in the comment section.

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