Will New England Patriots Be Active on Trade Market During 2016 Draft?

April 13, 2016   ·   Erik Frenz   ·   Jump to comments

Asking if New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is going to engage in draft-day trades is a lot like asking if it will snow in the winter in Foxborough, Massachusetts. It's not a question of if, but a matter of when and how much. And when it happens, you can expect it will be in a flurry. 
Belichick has made 54 draft-day trades since arriving on the scene back in 2000, according to Mike Reiss of ESPN. That statistic offers an idea of the Patriots' trade habits in the draft. Reiss adds that in the 16 years before Belichick's arrival, the Patriots were involved in 24 draft-day trades.
That means draft trading has more than doubled since Belichick arrived, and also means that the Patriots engage in an average of roughly 3.4 draft-day trades per year.
But things are different this year. Yes, the Patriots are always moving up and down the board to acquire value through the draft, but the dynamic changes because of two very important factors:<...

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