
Oftentimes, the teams that spend the most in free agency end up getting disastrous results. But that rarely happens for the teams with proven coaches, which was the case last year with coach Mike Vrabel and the Patriots.
New England let the dollars fly last March, including handing defensive tackle Milton Williams a four-year, $104 million contract. It used the spending frenzy as a stepping stone for a memorable 2025 season that ended in Super Bowl LX.