Winners and losers from Friday's NFL frenzy

NFL free agency doesn’t start until March 13. In no way does that mean we’re still in the slow cycle of the league’s offseason. Friday acted as a perfect example of this. A number of trades were made. One was nixed. Free agents were sent packing. And one Pro Bowler found a new home. It’s in this that we check in on the biggest winners and losers from Friday’s NFL frenzy. Winner: New England Patriots Any time you can add a player of Michael Bennett’s ilk, it’s a good day. Picking up the three-time Pro Bowler for an exchange of later-round picks in 2020 makes things even better. Much like the Patriots have done throughout their near two-decade dynasty, they fleeced an opposing team in a trade. Bennett will now likely replace impending free agent Trey Flowers as New England’s best pass-rusher at half the cost. To make matters even better here, it now looks like Bennett’s brother, Martellus, is looking to come out of retirement and back up Rob Gronkowski at tight end. Oh, did we mention it also looks like Gronko

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