Elvis Dumervil: Patriots Must Make Prized Free Agent DE No. 1 Priority

March 16, 2013   ·   Ethan Grant   ·   Jump to comments

Like it or not, the Denver Broncos were not able to complete a restructured version of defensive end Elvis Dumervil's contract before it became guaranteed at 4 p.m. ET on Friday. The blame is irrelevant—Denver was forced to cut Dumervil instead, and he will now hit the open market.
One man's trash is another man's treasure, and the New England Patriots should be jumping for joy that Dumervil joins a group of DEs headlined by John Abraham and Dwight Freeney on the open market.
Now that Dumervil—a three-time Pro-Bowler who totaled 11 sacks and six forced fumbles in 2012—is an available free agent, the Patriots should waste no time in meeting whoever is representing Dumervil right now (he reportedly parted ways with Marty Magid on Saturday, via The Baltimore Sun's Aaron Wilson) to show the 29-year-old that he's priority No. 1.
If you haven't yet heard the story, Dumervil's Friday saga was one of the most interesting in NFL history.
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