The Facts: Responding to a reader's question about Amendola, an unrestricted free agent to be, remaining with New England in 2018, ESPN.com's Mike Reiss replied: "The feeling is positive from a standpoint of the Patriots being the team that Amendola would want to be with if he decides to play another season."

Diehards Line:Reiss went on to note that Amendola has mentioned in recent years (and proved with his actions) that money isn't the most important thing to him. He wants to be in position to play in meaningful games in December and hopefully into January, and he's also close with Julian Edelman and Tom Brady, so the Patriots are in a good spot from that standpoint. And as the 32-year-old Amendola has shown, he still has a lot to offer as well.