As teams make the trek to Mobile, Ala. for the Senior Bowl in anticipation of the 2013 NFL draft, the New England Patriots have already gotten the ball rolling in adding young talent to their roster.

According to a report from Mike Reiss of ESPN Boston, the Patriots signed defensive linemen Armond Armstead, formerly of the CFL Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts.

Armstead's path to the NFL was far different from most. He started 17 games in three seasons at USC from 2008-2010, but according to the LA Times, he was not medically cleared to play in 2011 after he had a heart attack earlier that year. He sued the university for unspecified damages, claiming that the heart attack was brought on by improper administration of painkilling injections.

He was undrafted in 2012, as a result of health concerns and signed with the Argonauts, in part to disprove those concerns.

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For the second consecutive season, the New England Patriots have a big decision on their hands with one of the smallest players on the roster.

Wes Welker played the 2012 season under the franchise tag, which earned him $9.5 million. 

Set to become a free agent once again, what will the Patriots do? What should they do?

Here's a look at what Welker means to the Patriots, and what his future might hold.

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The hits keep coming for quarterback Tom Brady, even days after the New England Patriots lost the AFC Championship Game to the Baltimore Ravens.

On Sunday, his problems were football related. Now, they may be finance related, and he may have to answer for his actions in the course of that game.

On a dubious play late in the second quarter, Brady tucked the ball and ran with it when he couldn't find an open receiver. It was the usual graceless stride we've come to expect (and mock) from Brady, but what we didn't expect was the aftermath, with Brady lifting his leg into that of Ravens safety Ed Reed.

Now, the league will review the play.

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Schadenfreude /ˈshä-d^ən-ˌfrȯi-də/ (n): enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others.

That accurately describes the feeling a lot of Ravens fans have after the Patriots lost the AFC Championship Game this past Sunday. The feeling stems from a billboard dedicated to a "Ray Lewis retirement party" in the week leading up to the contest.

Now? The tables have been turned, as BostInno shows us.

Yep. The folks in Baltimore took it to heart, and now, they're enjoying a couple of chuckles.

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With $20.6 million in salary cap space for 2013 (via ESPN), the Buffalo Bills have plenty of room to make a few offseason moves and still leave enough money to sign their draft picks.

That being said, there are a few players that could be in trouble.

If NFL stands for anything besides "National Football League," it's "Not For Long," and the players know this. 

Every year, there are decisions to be made, be it a player underplaying his salary or simply not being able to stay healthy long enough to justify the numbers. 

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Screaming his way through the halls at Gillette Stadium, Terrell Suggs proudly cried his creed in this video captured by WEEI.com.

That, of course, rubbed some Patriots fans the wrong way, and that was far from the limit of his tirade against the Patriots.

Once he sobered up a bit after coming down off the adrenaline high of winning one of the biggest games of his career (he wasn't around for the team's Super Bowl run in 2000), he showed some respect for the Patriots.

He also showed some rare respect for Tom Brady.

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Any season that doesn't end in a Super Bowl has become a disappointment for the New England Patriots.

It turns out, the Patriots have found new ways to disappoint. 

They've come up short, but have been close so much recently, it's hard to imagine what the Patriots must do to get back to the big game next year.

That being said, there are some big decisions on the horizon, and some big events to look forward to.

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The New England Patriots were leading 13-7 at halftime, but couldn't hold on to the lead.

Some would say it's because Wes Welker couldn't hold onto the ball.

Rational thinkers will tell you that while that may have been a turning point, there was a lot more to it than that.

In the end, as Belichick said, the team came up short of the Ravens in just about every area. That is why they lost at home when leading at halftime for just the second time in Bill Belichick's Patriots career and the first time in Tom Brady's.

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