Greg Bedard seems to think the Pats may be making a blockbuster trade soon

[ctpatsfan77]

This post had me thinking. What about a backdoor trade agreement.

The Browns draft Hunter and once June 1st comes they trade Hunter and Watson for 2nd rd pick. They finally get to dump Watson's contract.

First off, there is basically zero chance Kraft would pay $90M to a known sex pest, especially given the massive spending spree they went on this offseason.

Moreover, even if they wanted to, there is literally no chance that the Patriots could do this without sending whoever they draft in the first round back to CLE. There's a rookie allotment within the salary cap. That amount is determined by the picks a team uses in the draft, not the players a team ends up with. They'd have to fit an extra $8.4M into their allotment, so to sign Hunter they'd have to then ditch the entire rest of their rookie class.

 

[raduray]

IDK, I took it as he was saying the Patriots are interested in making a big deal. It doesn't mean it is imminent as Savage took it.

This is Bedard's response when asked about his post on his Q&A today:

"Don't listen to those stupid ****ing aggregators. When I said Yes - the only word I used - is no different with what I've been saying for weeks: the Patriots are open for business pre and post draft (most likely) on players who might be available, starting at WR.
Man, I really hate that aggregator ****."

 

[borisman]

What's Twitter? Do you mean BlueSky?

Neither, he meant X

 

[Wozzy]

A huge trade would be:
Rashawn Slater to the Pats. The Chargers have Joe Alt, who can lay LT for them.
Compensation unknown but it’s not for the 4th pick straight up.
Just a possibility to fill a huge need.

Love the possibility of this, he does need a new contract... but the Chargers have cap space coming out their nose.

 

[Huckleberry1]

A huge trade would be:
Rashawn Slater to the Pats. The Chargers have Joe Alt, who can lay LT for them.
Compensation unknown but it’s not for the 4th pick straight up.
Just a possibility to fill a huge need.

Now there is a move I could get behind.

 

[Huckleberry1]

This is Bedard's response when asked about his post on his Q&A today:

"Don't listen to those stupid ****ing aggregators. When I said Yes - the only word I used - is no different with what I've been saying for weeks: the Patriots are open for business pre and post draft (most likely) on players who might be available, starting at WR.
Man, I really hate that aggregator ****."

Testy little ****er isn’t he.

 

[silentone]

P

according to this chart
It would take 38,our third and a 5th this year to move from 4 to 2

2026 NFL Trade Value Chart | Drafttek

www.drafttek.com

Why are you using a trade chart created in 1993 and that many improvements have been made?
Fun fact - Jimmy Johnson didn't create the Jimmy Johnson NFL trade chart, Geep Chryst is credited with creating it.

 

[TheRainMaker]

Would moving down from #4 overall to the second round for future compensation, like a couple of 2026 picks, qualify?

Asking for a friend named wolf…

I'd fire him in the war room before he even accepted that trade.

A huge trade would be:
Rashawn Slater to the Pats. The Chargers have Joe Alt, who can lay LT for them.
Compensation unknown but it’s not for the 4th pick straight up.
Just a possibility to fill a huge need.

That would be a shocking trade, but an interesting one to point out. The Chargers OL has been a problem for years and they could have two elite T to protect Herbert. It would be idiotic for LA to trade him just after they've nailed to high T picks.

 

[borisman]

Love the possibility of this, he does need a new contract... but the Chargers have cap space coming out their nose.

Yeah I just looked it up. They do have a ton cap space next year but only 26 players under contract. Doesn’t mean they can’t sign Slater and still have over $100M. For some reason I thought Slater and the team were miles apart and he was open to a trade.
Oh well. Onto something else huge

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

What's Twitter? Do you mean BlueSky?

Neither, he meant X

X has 336M users, and Bluesky has 27M users. Bluesky is not a real alternative.

 

[Ochmed Jones]

There is no way anybody is moving up to number 4, until that team knows who is available.

 

[Lansdowne]

A huge trade would be:
Rashawn Slater to the Pats. The Chargers have Joe Alt, who can lay LT for them.
Compensation unknown but it’s not for the 4th pick straight up.
Just a possibility to fill a huge need.

I’d love it but realistically there’s no incentive for the Chargers to move Slater. He’s a stud LT, young, and you need two starting tackles (Alt is the other). Herbert is their franchise QB and he’ll be well protected as long as Slater and Alt are there. They’ll extend Slater because teams usually don’t let great tackles leave. In general teams don’t let good young known quantities leave unless there is turmoil (attitude, contract dispute, etc.).

 

[Grogan14]

Why are you using a trade chart created in 1993 and that many improvements have been made?
Fun fact - Jimmy Johnson didn't create the Jimmy Johnson NFL trade chart, Geep Chryst is credited with creating it.

Happy to use any better chart you can link me to

 

[TomPatriot]

X has 336M users, and Bluesky has 27M users. Bluesky is not a real alternative.

X has 300M bots.

 

[borisman]

X has 336M users, and Bluesky has 27M users. Bluesky is not a real alternative.

I would have taken the over.

 

[lancerman]

X has 300M bots.

Yeah tbf bots on X/Twitter has always been a major problem

 

[TommyD4207]

In blockbuster move, the New England Patriots deal a 6th round pick and a conditional future 5th rounder for Jakobi Meyers....

 

[TommyD4207]

Just because it's a supposed 2 player draft outside of Ward, doesn't mean it's worth trading up. It isn't, neither Carter or Hunter are worth extra assets. They just aren't.

The only reason Cam Ward is going #1 overall is because he's a QB. He would have been the 5th QB taken in last year's draft.

I'm not wasting draft capital to trade up either, but Hunter's not 'the #2 player outside of Ward', he's the best player in the draft, and it's not really close.

If they did do it, I get it.

 

[FreeTedWilliams]

Trade Maye to the Cowboys for Milton!

 

[TommyD4207]

Would you two grow up and learn how to use your words instead of these childish moving pictures?