NFL Trade Speculation: New England Patriots Likely to Trade 33rd Overall Pick

April 9, 2011   ·   Tony Santorsa   ·   Jump to comments

Ever since Bill Belichick took the reigns as the New England Patriots head coach and general manager, he has made several draft day trades from 2001-2010. In fact, he's made 42 trades on draft day.
42 trades—that is way ahead of any other of the 31 teams in the NFL. 
It seems like that the draft is a giant manipulation by Belichick and New England. The Patriots always come away with several middle-round draft picks while they stockpile for the drafts to come. New England has a pretty impressive resume under Belichick, as they've had several homegrown players emerge into quality NFL starters. 
The Patriots enter the 2011 draft with nine draft picks and six of them being in the top 92—Belichick has set the Pats up nicely. 
New England possesses one of the most unique and intriguing picks of the draft: the 33rd overall pick.
The draft starts on Thursday April 28th, however, that night will only have the first round. The Patriots hold the...

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