Before the start of the NFL's 2018 free agency period, the New England Patriots had a total of 14 players headed for the open market. Of those 14 guys, 12 have already found a home for the upcoming season: Exactly half of them re-signed with the Patriots, while six more opted to leave New England through the open market – among them core players from years past like Nate Solder, Malcolm Butler, Dion Lewis and Danny Amendola. The ancient art of subtraction tells us that this leaves two players unaccounted for: Jean Francois and Harrison are joined on the open market by four more members of the 2017 Patriots, but they have all been released by the team at one point during the offseason: linebacker