Mike Reiss of the Boston Globe reported on Sunday that the "undisclosed" draft choice the Patriots gave up in the trade to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for tight end Alex Smith was a fifth round pick in 2010.
This comes on the heels of a report from the the Tampa Tribune which revealed the terms of the trade.
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