The New England Patriots declared themselves “open for business” with regards to dealing the third overall pick before the NFL draft. New England is said to have had bids for the pick, and the Patriots trading the pick would have upset the first round. However, the Patriots just paid attention to them. The quarterback Drake Maye of North Carolina was chosen by the Patriots instead of making any deals. According to NFL Media’s Daniel Jeremiah, New England’s standing pat caused things to remain unchanged early in the first round—aside from the Atlanta Falcons selecting Michael Penix Jr.—and caused one team in particular to alter its strategy. “From what I’ve heard, as we neared the finish line, there were offers, and they were really, really strong offers. They remained still. On “The Pat McAfee Show” on Monday, Jeremiah mentioned that there were sticking and plucking. We were all sort of keeping our eyes on Minnesota until they started staying and choosing. If they were prepared to deal with assets and put everything on the line to acquire Drake Maye, but if they were unable to do so, they planned to wait out and watch what transpired with the Giants, and I believed that the top pick in the draft would become quite stagnant. And that’s essentially how things worked out in the end. With Kirk Cousins leaving this offseason, the Giants selected LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers at sixth overall, while the Vikings, needing a quarterback, traded with the New York Jets to move up one spot and choose Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy with the 10th pick. There were supposedly trade discussions between the Vikings and the Patriots for the third pick, but nothing came of it. It was said that Minnesota was prepared to forfeit several picks in order to move up into the top three.However, it’s clear that the Patriots were not enticed to give up their position by the trade offers. McCarthy is now receiving the keys to the Vikings franchise instead of the other way around.
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