In addition to Brown, there are a number of interesting upcoming FA:Perhaps this should be its own thread, but should the Pats be trying to lock up Trent Brown long term, like, now?? If he has a Pro Bowl year they're going to lose him. Maybe they are ok with getting a comp pick and sliding in Wynn, I dunno. But for a guy who was a 7th round pick and is on his rookie contract, there has to be some kind of middle ground where he can set himself up for life but the Pats don't have to pay Solder-type money.
https://overthecap.com/free-agency/new-england-patriots/
Pretty much the whole receiving corps, both specialists, about half the corners, Trey Flowers, and both starting DT. Flowers will likely get good money somewhere. Guys like Trent Brown, Malcom Brown, Dorsett, Rowe, and Shelton are all at interesting inflection points where they've flashed but never really put it together; they could make a lot of money. That makes them all interesting extension candidates, where the team might get a discount in exchange for some risk.