The Facts: The Patriots will soon have to decide whether to tender their three restricted free agents -- Meyers, returner Gunner Olszewski and fullback Jakob Johnson. According to ESPN.com's Mike Reiss, it wouldn't be surprising if the club pursues extensions in the coming weeks (Meyers and Johnson are both represented by deal-making agent Drew Rosenhaus). And if that doesn't work out, Meyers projects to a second-round tender, with Olszewski and Johnson potentially not getting tendered at all.

Diehards Line: Teams can tender at three levels -- right of first refusal (projected $2.9 million, per Over the Cap), second round (projected $3.9 million) and first round ($5.5 million). If the Patriots elect the right of first refusal tender, and the player is signed to an offer sheet by another team, New England would receive draft-pick compensation based on where the player entered the league. But since Meyers, Olszewski and Johnson entered as undrafted players, the Patriots wouldn't receive any compensation in that scenario. ... Stay tuned.