Five months later, he's back on the block.
NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported Friday that the team has "gauged" Ealy's market, according to sources informed of the situation.
It's not a huge surprise. The former Panthers D-lineman has struggled to fit in with the Patriots, spending much of camp "working mostly with the backups and end-of-roster players," per ESPN's Mike Reiss.
Pelissero noted Ealy has "started to settle in lately," but the 2014 second-rounder has hardly staked claim to the end spot previously manned by Rob Ninkovich, who recently retired.
