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The Patriots got meaningful contributions from undrafted players at nearly every position last season.

The Patriots' ability to keep their starting offensive line intact for 2013 shouldn't be understated, but the swift re-signing of right tackle Sebastian Vollmer was a marked difference from the offseason that unit had last year.

The right tackle finalized his deal yesterday, and it's worth a maximum of $27 million over four years, according to a source.

The market for offensive tackles began to take shape early in March through various re-signings and free agency transactions, but the real table-setting deal went down Sunday night when the Rams whisked Jake Long away from the Dolphins.

The Patriots made their first offensive line transaction yesterday, but it didn't involve their most prominent free agent remaining on the market.