Why Patriots pulled off trade up in NFL Draft with AFC East rival Bills for middling cost
New England made a trade in the division.
Why Patriots pulled off trade up in NFL Draft with AFC East rival Bills for middling cost originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The New England Patriots pulled off a trade in the AFC East Division on Thursday night.
They traded with the Buffalo Bills to swap first round NFL Draft picks. It was the Bills' second trade down after already moving down once for the Texans . They move down further as New England moved up.
Patriots-Bills draft pick trade details This was reported by multiple insiders: Patriots get: Pick 28 Bills get: Picks 31, 125 Why Patriots traded up with Bills They clearly wanted the guy they picked, Caleb Lomu. He's an offensive tackle out of Utah. It's a bit curious since the Pats already have Will Campbell and Morgan Moses.
They must've liked Lomu enough to not worry about that. Why Bills would trade pick to Patriots Buffalo is stacking assets. They picked up an additional pick by moving down from 26 to 28 with the Texans, then another additional pick here.