The Patriots have kicked the tires on the restricted free agent, and while there’s no offer sheet as of yet, it’s easy to see why the Patriots would be interested in the 5-foot-11, 180-pounder. While it’s one thing to consider his surface numbers (in his three-year career with the Steelers, Sanders has 94 receptions for 1,290 yards and five touchdowns), one of the things that fairly jumps off the page is his overall agility numbers he posted while at SMU. As a collegian at SMU, Sanders not only displayed the requisite straight-line speed — he had a 4.4 40-yard dash — but also flashed great agility, posting a 6.6 time in the 3-cone drill, the second-best time that year among the receivers.