Indefinite New England Patriots Thread (2 Viewers)

[Boston]

Would not be surprised for the Pats to deal for a safety now...after Woodson and Hawkins they only have Pettus and Schooler who is more about special teams...with an extra #4 and 4 #6's they have some extra picks to make a move or two.

They are in a great position to start thinking about the future.

At 6-2, the fanbase is overjoyed. It's all gravy from here.

Hope they keep dealing.

Seeing as every deal in the NFL is now a player and a #7 for a #6 the Pats are now set-up for 4 deals...

 

[fruity pebbles]

Here is what I found about the $...that is the best part of this deal.

Dugger entered this season with a $15.27 million cap hit. That number was set to grow to $17 million in 2026 and $18 million in 2027. According to overthecap.com, the Patriots will save over $12 million next season and over $13 million in 2027 by trading Dugger.

Patriots trade former second rounder, starting safety to Pittsburgh

The Kyle Dugger era is over. Multiple sources told MassLive the Patriots are trading the former starter to Pittsburgh

www.masslive.com

Yeah I’m surprised they got anything

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

google language....

The Steelers will take on Dugger's remaining contract, but as part of the trade, the Patriots reportedly "ate" some of the existing salary to help facilitate the deal. The deal is made more palatable for the Steelers because none of Dugger's remaining base salary is guaranteed after the 2025 season, giving them an easy out if things don't work out.

upon me asking google said further....

The New England Patriots reportedly are paying most of the remaining $5.4 million on Kyle Dugger's base salary for 2025 to facilitate his trade to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

which conflicts with pats pulpit....

However, the belief is that New England will retain parts of his current salary on its books as a deal-sweetener for the Steelers. How much exactly is not known at the moment, but we do know that Dugger’s remaining 2025 base salary stands at $4.3 million.

of course, big picture is 2026/2027 savings and getting out from under.

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

The New England Patriots plan to sign safety John Saunders Jr. off the Miami Dolphins practice squad, according to ESPN's Mike Reiss, to fill the void left at the position by their trade of Kyle Dugger.

 

[Boston]

The New England Patriots plan to sign safety John Saunders Jr. off the Miami Dolphins practice squad, according to ESPN's Mike Reiss, to fill the void left at the position by their trade of Kyle Dugger.

Vrabel definitely prefers a certain style of Safety...and it is certainly not the Peppers/Dugger type.

 

[kyoun1e]

Report out that PHI may be shopping AJ Brown.

Well, well, well...

 

[fatness]

Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio believes the Eagles are “shopping A.J. Brown without officially shopping” him ahead of the NFL’s trade deadline.
2 hours ago

Florio said he’s heard of several contending teams that are interested in acquiring Brown if the Eagles are willing to part with the star wideout. That includes, per Florio, the Patriots, whose head coach — Mike Vrabel — coached Brown in Tennessee. “This to me feels like an effort by the Eagles to shop A.J. Brown without shopping A.J. Brown, to wait for the phone to ring, to not be the one who picks up the phone” to engage in trade talks before the November 4 league deadline. “Something’s been going on there,” Florio said of Brown, who has complained for years about his lack of opportunities in the run-heavy Philadelphia offense. Brown’s fantasy prospects would see a slight bump if he were to land with a more pass-first team, and his exit from the Eagles offense would make DeVonta Smith a borderline elite fantasy option.

Florio: Eagles could be shopping A.J. Brown | NFL News | FantasyAlarm.com

www.fantasyalarm.com

 

[Anarchy99]

The Eagles would have to take a $90M cap hit to trade Brown. I don’t see any possibly way they could move him.

 

[kyoun1e]

D’ Earnest Johnson signing.

Is that the RB move?

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

D’ Earnest Johnson signing.

Is that the RB move?

definitely maybe. can contribute quickly on special teams, carries and passing downs.

frees up vrable to grab all the shiny trade goodies on the defensive side of the ball.

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio believes the Eagles are “shopping A.J. Brown without officially shopping” him ahead of the NFL’s trade deadline.
2 hours ago

Florio said he’s heard of several contending teams that are interested in acquiring Brown if the Eagles are willing to part with the star wideout. That includes, per Florio, the Patriots, whose head coach — Mike Vrabel — coached Brown in Tennessee. “This to me feels like an effort by the Eagles to shop A.J. Brown without shopping A.J. Brown, to wait for the phone to ring, to not be the one who picks up the phone” to engage in trade talks before the November 4 league deadline. “Something’s been going on there,” Florio said of Brown, who has complained for years about his lack of opportunities in the run-heavy Philadelphia offense. Brown’s fantasy prospects would see a slight bump if he were to land with a more pass-first team, and his exit from the Eagles offense would make DeVonta Smith a borderline elite fantasy option.

Florio: Eagles could be shopping A.J. Brown | NFL News | FantasyAlarm.com

www.fantasyalarm.com

so basically the rumors about the brown / hurtz relationship having reached butthurt status is correct. maybe trade brown to miami for an injuried hill so both couples can avoid therapy.