The New England Patriots made a splash in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night when they selected North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye with the No. 3 overall pick in the draft. But it sounds like the team tried to trade up for another pick in the first round.
According to a report from Mike Reiss of ESPN, the New England Patriots tried to trade back into the first round of the draft where they wanted to select a wide receiver to give their young quarterback a new weapon. But that trade was obviously unsuccessful.
“The Patriots had a trade offer on the table to the Bills late in the first round on Thursday night, according to a source. The Bills were at pick No. 32 (after a trade back with the Chiefs), but instead of dealing with their AFC East rival Patriots for No. 34, they chose Carolina’s offer to slide back one spot to No. 33,”
“Receivers Xavier Legette and Keon Coleman were selected at 32 and 33 before the Patriots traded back from 34, so one can deduce the Patriots had either Legette or Coleman as their target — or possibly both. My hunch is Legette.”
Instead, the Patriots ended up with Washington Huskies wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk.
