Breer: Patriots ‘open for business’ as NFL trade deadline approaches

Breer: Patriots ‘open for business’ as NFL trade deadline approaches originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

The New England Patriots are very much a rebuilding team with a 2-6 record, so it would make sense — assuming the right deals come along — for them to be sellers ahead of the Nov. 5 NFL trade deadline.

If contending teams are willing to offer draft picks in exchange for veteran players, the Patriots should seriously consider those options.

What’s the latest on the Patriots’ status with the trade deadline less than two weeks away?

“They’re open for business and they’ll listen on anything,” Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer said Sunday on NBC Sports Boston’s Patriots Pregame Live, as seen in the video player above.

“I think the ones you want to look at are players who might be on second contracts and deeper into their careers where it’s a little hard to see those guys being major pieces of the puzzle two or three years down the line when the program is where they would hope it would be.”

Which positions are teams looking to bolster for the second half of the regular season and the playoffs?

“I think the two markets that have really been hot to this point, as far as discussions behind the scenes between teams, are wide receiver and edge rusher,” Breer said.

“Those are two areas where the Patriots do have a surplus — I’m not saying they have great players at those positions — but they have numbers at those positions, so they could offload a guy and not become non-functional at those spots.

“So that’s where you see Josh Uche — where they already have Keion White and Deatrich Wise Jr. — be a name that could create some interest. Again, I think the edge rusher market will heat up.

“We’ve already seen a bunch of the wide receivers move — DeAndre Hopkins, Amari Cooper. I expect you’ll see some action at wide receiver, too, over the next nine days. So does a Kendrick Bourne or K.J. Osborn move? I think those would be the two spots you’d want to focus in on.”

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