Long, who is poised to become a free agent, will not return to the Patriots next season, ESPN.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Long, who turns 32 later this month, logged 35 tackles and four sacks in 16 games in his first and final season with New England. By the end of the Patriots' Super Bowl run, Long was utilized as a situational pass-rusher and the veteran defensive end will now look to catch on elsewhere this offseason in the hopes of seeing an expanded role in 2017.