The new regime of the New England Patriots set out with the offseason goal to retain their own cornerstone players, their own culture-builders, after years of watching draftees sign second contracts elsewhere.
“You definitely want those pieces to stay,” Mayo told reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine in reference to Mike Onwenu and Kyle Dugger, specifically. “Going back to what I talked about earlier, you develop through the draft. So, if those guys stay, they’ve been raised here and they can help push the culture forward.”
The Patriots further solidified that movement Sunday morning with the reported deal for Kyle Dugger.