Analyst Urges Patriots To Trade Fan-Favorite Wide Receiver
Boston sports analyst urges Patriots to trade 2023 draft pick.
Analyst Urges Patriots To Trade Fan-Favorite Wide Receiver originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The emergence of New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye as an all-league talent has changed the way NFL fans talk about the wide receiver core in Foxboro.
Maye’s 5,200 passing yards (playoffs included) prove that he can get it done with just about anybody on the receiving end. As such, longtime Boston sports personality Nick Cattles urged the team to consider trading their 2023 sixth-round draft pick, Kayshon Boutte. “Placing Kayshon Boutte on the trade block is an option we need to discuss,” Cattles said on the Locked On Patriots podcast.
“Boutte got off to a very good start early last season, then kind of faded. Now you look at it: he’s entering the last year of his contract, and here we are in March of 2026 — very different conversation. We’re not talking about extending Boutte anymore; instead, we’re talking about possibly putting him on the trade block.
” Cattles went on to say that Boutte will likely receive a contract within the $12-15 million range. Outside of wide receivers on rookie deals, this is about as cheap as you can expect to get a pass catcher on the open market. Players in this range include Joshua Palmer, Dyami Bornw and Tutu Atwell.