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How Patriots’ salary cap flexibility has improved

After Tom Brady’s contract extension, the Patriots now have approximately $25 million in salary-cap space, depending on where the final per-team number ends up before the start of free agency on March 12. That salary cap figure could go up depending on other cost-cutting moves. Brady’s extension cleared $8 million in cap space for 2013.

A look at how that could impact the Patriots this offseason:

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Patriots forced to release 3 players due to the Sequester.