The Facts: 9. If Super Bowl LI was receiver Danny Amendola's final game with the Patriots, he went out with a bang. What a clutch performance. One certainty is that Amendola, who was the team's No. 4 receiver in 2016, won't be returning under the terms of his current contract (base salary of $6 million in 2017).

Diehards Line: This according to ESPN.com's Mike Reiss, echoing what WEEI.com's Christopher Price told listeners during a Saturday night visit with the FootballDiehards on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio. As both Reiss and Price both pointed out, Amendola has taken major pay cuts each of the last two years to stay in New England, proving that money isn't what is driving him at this point. Does Amendola still want to play? And if so, do the Patriots want him back at another reduced salary? We should learn the answers to those questions quickly.