2014 DE Chandler Jones DT Vince Wilfork DT Sealver Siliga DE Rob Ninkovich LB Jamie Collins LB Dont'a Hightower LB Akeem Ayers CB Darrelle Revis CB Brandon Browner S Devin McCourty S Patrick Chung
2016 DE Trey Flowers DT Alan Branch DT Malcolm Brown DE Chris Long LB Shea McClellin LB Dont'a Hightower LB Rob Ninkovich CB Malcolm Butler CB Logan Ryan S Devin McCourty S Patrick Chung
cast off three of his five Pro Bowl defenders, while rebuilding the defense around a half-dozen players that anybody could've signed or drafted.