Pending deal as patriots set to lost another key player.

In the weeks after Jerod Mayo succeeded Bill Belichick as the coach of the New England Patriots, Mayo made the media rounds, a notable change from his predecessor.

During one of those, a radio visit with WEEI, Mayo set the table for a busy free agency, one he said would lead to an influx of talent on a Patriots roster in need of it.

“We’re bringing in talent, 1,000 percent,” Mayo said during that January interview with a bit of humor mixed in. “We have a lot of cap space and cash. We’re ready to burn some cash.”