After missing the playoffs, there was a flurry of activity in Foxborough following the 2008 season.
Granted, star quarterback Tom Brady missed basically the entire season, but the Patriots clearly had work to do if they wanted to return to the top of the NFL in 2009.
Defensive backs, safeties, wide receivers, defensive linemenùalmost every position on the field was either addressed through the draft, a trade, or in free agency.
Some relatively big names came in to the New England Patriots family this past offseason, including receiver Joey Galloway, cornerbacks Leigh Bodden and Shawn Springs, and Derrick Burgess from Oakland.
However, there was one guy that changed addresses over the offseason that will have a bigger impact on the fortunes of the New England Patriots than any of the ...
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