2011 NFL Draft Rumors: New England Patriots and Six Teams Likely to Trade Down

February 16, 2011   ·   Brian DiTullio   ·   Jump to comments

The 2011 NFL Draft is a little more than two months away. Mock drafts are popping up left and right, but one thing none of them can predict is trade-downs and trade-ups.
That being said, one near-constant in the NFL Draft is Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots never met a first-round draft pick they weren't willing to trade away.
This tells you two things: One, they know how to wheel and deal and, two, they have really good scouts because no one gets more "hits" in their draft over the last decade than Belichick and the Patriots.
It is important to remember Tom Brady was a sixth-round draft pick.
We're going to take a look at who besides the Patriots will trade down this year.
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