Getty A breakout leader for the New England Patriots is "not a guarantee" to return in 2026 NFL free agency. Successfully plundering NFL free agency paid huge dividends for the New England Patriots in 2025, but they could be set to lose a breakout member of last year’s free-agent class before the 2026 market opens, a player coming off a career season who “wants to get paid” and is “not a guarantee” to return to Gillette Stadium. That’s the word on edge-rusher K’Lavon Chaisson , who finally