It was a good run for Rosie

<p>Unlike the unsuspecting quarterbacks he often blitzed from the blind side and devoured for Sunday lunch, Rosevelt Colvin had an inkling of what was coming after the 2007 season.</p>
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<p>He knew his days with the Patriots were possibly numbered. He had a high salary for 2008 ($5.5 million), and an even higher salary cap charge ($7.6 million). He also had a broken bone in the middle of his foot. All told, it wasn't a good combination when you're 30 years old and entering the final year of a contract.</p>
<p>So no, Colvin wasn't caught off guard when Bill Belichick summoned him for a chat at Gillette Stadium on the eve of free agency in late February, and told him the words players often dread hearing: &quot;We're going in a different direction.&quot;</p>