Farewell, Vince Wilfork

The New England Patriots may have lost Shane Vereen, Darrelle Revis, and Brandon Browner so far this offseason, but this loss is the saddest. Vince Wilfork's option was not picked up by the Patriots and as a free agent, he opted to sign with the Houston Texans for two years and nine million dollars. It's heartbreaking because Vince was basically the heart of that defense for just...so many years. As Bill Belichick said, Wilfork is an all-time Patriot (the head coach also called him the best defensive lineman he's ever coached). Tom Brady also delivered a nostalgic statement in which he also request Wilfork go easy on him when the Patriots meet the Texans. But it was Big Vince's statement that was the most poignant and it was tweeted as the photograph above. Fare thee well, old friend.