Salary cap casualties happen every offseason, a common term for players being released due to a team's salary cap constraints, and such was the case on Friday as the New England Patriots announced the release of linebacker Ja'Whaun Bentley.

Brendan Donahue sees that scenario as an opportunity for New England to grab more future assets. In a mock draft earlier this week, Donahue predicted that the Patriots would send the fourth pick to the Carolina Panthers, who would select Carter, and subsequently draft LSU lineman Will Campbell with the eighth-overall selection.