Had an opportunity to sign with Washington. That's a championship-contending team. Me personally, I'm not a big bandwagon guy. I'm not going to sit here and jump on a team because y'all have a good opportunity to go to the championship. Like, what am I needed for? If y'all already got that type of team, y'all don't need me. It's all about me bringing my attitude and personality to a team to help us get to where we need to be.
Despite the impressive state of the position, the Patriots may not be done yet. With the release of former Clemson and Miami Dolphins star Christian Wilkins on Thursday, Vrabel and company have yet another chance to bolster the unit.
The Commanders' defensive front received the most attention in free agency, releasing starters Jonathan Allen and Dante Fowler while adding DT Javon Kinlaw, NT Eddie Goldman, and Edge Defenders Von Miller and Jacob Martin.
A year later, Lynch sat in a different Florida hotel chair at the NFL league meetings discussing another flurry of defensive line moves, including the releases of Floyd, Collins and tackle Javon Hargrave.