5 Potential free agency landing spots for John Ross, including Chicago Bears

3) New England Patriots

Last offseason, the New England Patriots added veteran tight ends Hunter Henry and Jonnu Smith, hoping that their reliability would boost a young quarterback, like Mac Jones, whom they wound up selecting in the first-round.

It was increasingly evident, even with Nelson Agholor at wide receiver, that Bill Belichick and the Patriots didn’t trust Jones to stretch the field — or be the focal point of the offense, at all.

Ross might be just the field-stretcher the Patriots need to allow Jones to take another step in his development.