Unfinished business in free agency for New England? NBC Sports Boston [Video]

We hit you on Wednesday with five of our 10 burning questions facing the Patriots this summer. Now, we are back at it again with the next five.

Less of a preamble this time. Less fixation on the offense as well. Away we go.

Despite his season being cut extremely short, 2023 first-rounder Christian Gonzalez signaled through the summer and the first three games that he’s going to be a weapon on defense. But the Patriots could use another boundary corner to deal with the abundance of outside wide receiver talent they’ll deal with.

Jonathan Jones can play outside and has done a good job of it at times. But at 5-foot-9, there are times when he’s left lacking in length. He’s a tremendous slot corner.

Third-year corner Marcus Jones is similar. The 2022 third-rounder is a brilliant athlete and made plays as a rookie and last summer before being injured early last season and lost for the year. He’s 5-foot-8.

The bigger corners …