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Jordy McElroy

Patriots’ 15 biggest cap hits in 2023

Things may not be perfect, but the New England Patriots are in a much better place financially than they were in the 2022 season.

Last year, wide receiver Nelson Agholor’s contract came with the second-highest cap hit, while tight end Jonnu Smith’s deal was the fifth-highest hit. Those contracts served as a punch in the gut for a Patriots team that hardly utilized the two veteran players.

Whether the onus should fall on the team or the players themselves is irrelevant in regards to the fact that it was wasted money for the Patriots organization.

We’ll see if that ends up being the case for some of the players with big cap hits for the team this time around. Here are the 15 players with the biggest cap hits for the Patriots heading into the 2023 season (via Spotrac):

Matt Judon

Nick Grace/Getty Images

Cap hit: $18,107,222

Hunter Henry

Maddie Malhotra/Getty Images

Cap hit: $15,500,000

Trent Brown

AP Photo/Winslow Townson

Cap hit: $12,250,000

Davon Godchaux

Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

Cap hit: $10,500,000

Deatrich Wise

Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports

Cap hit: $8,700,000

David Andrews

Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports

Cap hit: $6,998,522

Kendrick Bourne

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Cap hit: $6,872,539

DeVante Parker

Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports

Cap hit: $6,206,250

Jonathan Jones

Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

Cap hit: $6,191,176

Ja'Whaun Bentley

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Cap hit: $5,050,000

Riley Reiff

Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports

Cap hit: $5,000,000

JuJu Smith-Schuster

Chris Unger/Getty Images

Cap hit: $4,674,509

Adrian Phillips

AP Photo/Brynn Anderson

Cap hit: $4,537,500

Mike Gesicki

Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports

Cap hit: $4,450,000

Mac Jones

Adam Glanzman/Getty Images

Cap hit: $4,250,823

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