With first-round draft choice Devin McCourty agreeing to a five-year contract this morning, he joins defensive lineman Vince Wilfork as the two players with the longest deals on the team. Both are signed through 2014.

When analyzing the team's roster from a long-range view, it helps to see when players' contracts expire.

2009
G Logan Mankins (tendered as a restricted free agent for 2010)

2010
LB Eric Alexander
CB Kyle Arrington
QB Tom Brady
OLB/DE Derrick Burgess
RB Thomas Clayton
WR Buddy Farnham
RB Kevin Faulk
K Stephen Gostkowski
DL Adrian Grady
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis
WR Torry Holt
WR Darnell Jenkins
DL Damione Lewis
OT Matt Light
S Bret Lockett
RB Laurence Maroney
S Brandon McGowan
RB Sammy Morris
WR Randy Moss
TE Rob Myers
WR David Patten
DL Darryl Richard
RB Chris Taylor
RB Fred Taylor
DL Gerard Warren
C Ryan Wendell
ILB Thomas Williams
OL John Wise
OLB Pierre Woods

2011
WR Sam Aiken
C/G Dan Connolly
OLB Shawn Crable
TE Alge Crumpler
LB Gary Guyton
QB Brian Hoyer
C Dan Koppen
OT Mark LeVoir
DL Kyle Love
S Brandon Meriweather
OLB Marques Murrell
G Stephen Neal
OLB Rob Ninkovich
S James Sanders
WR/S Matthew Slater
S Ross Ventrone
WR Wes Welker
CB Terrence Wheatley
CB Jonathan Wilhite

2012
OLB Tully Banta-Cain
DL Ron Brace
S Sergio Brown
C/G George Bussey
CB Darius Butler
S Patrick Chung
DE Brandon Deaderick
WR Julian Edelman
ILB Dane Fletcher
LS Jake Ingram
CB Terrence Johnson
OT Nick Kaczur
ILB Jerod Mayo
ILB Tyrone McKenzie
C/G Rich Ohrnberger
DL Myron Pryor
WR Brandon Tate
OT Sebastian Vollmer
DL Mike Wright

2013
CB Leigh Bodden
OLB/DE Jermaine Cunningham
TE Rob Gronkowski
TE Aaron Hernandez
C/G Ted Larsen
P Zoltan Mesko
WR Taylor Price
QB Zac Robinson
ILB Brandon Spikes
DL Ty Warren
OT Thomas Welch
DL Kade Weston

2014
CB Devin McCourty
DL Vince Wilfork