Some news and notes on this Tuesday morning:<\/p>\n
1) The New England Patriots<\/strong><\/a> made a surprising move on Monday after making a trade with the Texans to acquire some additional draft picks heading into this weekend’s NFL Draft.<\/p>\n According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the club sent a 5th-round pick to Houston in exchange for a 6th (#183) and 7th-round (#245) selection, allowing New England some additional currency as they continue working on upgrading their roster.<\/p>\n Those selections will likely accomplish one or two scenarios.\u00a0 They’ll give the Patriots the ability to potentially trade up in the middle rounds if they have someone they’re targeting, as well as give them an opportunity to use later round selections on guys they may have felt could have been undrafted free agents, while preventing them from having to compete with other clubs during the mad scramble that occurs after the culmination of the draft.<\/p>\n Either way, the move signaled that the Patriots clearly have players in mind and used the opportunity to work with former front office member, Nick Caserio, to give them some additional selections to work with.\u00a0 Now we’ll just have to see what that plan will be beginning Thursday night.<\/p>\n 2) Just to reset, these are the current picks New England has heading into the 2022 NFL Draft:<\/p>\n Round 1:\u00a0<\/strong>Pick #21 It’s probably pretty unlikely these will remain the final selections as it’s safe to say we’ll see them either move up and down the board at some point during the process.<\/p>\n But following the trade, they now have a total of nine selections, which has them well-armed to be able to hopefully go after whoever might be on the radar.<\/p>\n N’Keal Harry could also end up playing into things, as recent reports have said the two sides have had a “positive dialogue” about a potential trade, which would likely see him fetch – at best – a later-round pick.<\/p>\n Whether or not that would be for this year or a potential future conditional pick would be the only question, but the fact progress is being made on that front is encouraging.<\/p>\n The acquisition of DeVante Parker essentially pushed Harry far enough down the depth chart where keeping him makes little sense, so hopefully, an agreement can be reached to give both sides the chance to move on.<\/p>\n Harry recently posted a video of himself working out in Arizona, likely hoping to raise his stock.<\/p>\n Agent for N\u2019Keal Harry says via text Harry, though away from the start of team workouts, \u201cunderstands what\u2019s at stake this season and is doing his part to make sure he will be ready!\u201d Also says he\u2019s had \u201cpositive dialogue with the #Patriots<\/a> about exploring trade possibilities.\u201d https:\/\/t.co\/atkXU9vsVP<\/a><\/p>\n — Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) April 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nRound 2:\u00a0<\/strong>Pick #54
\nRound 3:\u00a0<\/strong>Pick #85
\nRound 4:\u00a0<\/strong>Pick #127
\nRound 5:\u00a0<\/strong>Pick #158
\nRound 6:\u00a0<\/strong>Pick #183
\nRound 6:\u00a0<\/strong>Pick #200
\nRound 6: <\/strong>Pick #210
\nRound 7: <\/strong>Pick #245<\/p>\n\n