It's rare for multiple franchise pass rushers to hit the market, but next week's free agent pool will include some big fish like Trey Hendrickson, Jaelan Phillips, and Odafe Oweh. Add in what draft experts expect to be a deep and potentially fruitful 2026 class, and the Patriots should have options to fill one of their biggest roster needs.
A recent source told them the former Patriot is "[LaFleur's] guy". The connection between LaFleur and Jimmy G is obvious. The QB has spent the last two seasons as Matt Stafford's backup, and while Brissett is a viable bridge option, the opportunity to cash him in for a few Day 3 picks to improve their cache of draft picks ahead of a rebuild seems a reasonable course of action.