The New England Patriots don’t usually make splashes in the NFL Draft, and 2020 carries that trend.
New England traded the No. 23 pick to the Los Angeles Chargers for a second-round pick (No. 37) and a third-round pick (No. 71). There were still solid players on the board like linebackers Patrick Queen and Kenneth Murray, but Bill Belichick wasn’t sold enough to make a move in the first round.
A few people were ready for this move before the draft began.
I can’t wait for tonight when the Patriots trade down from #23 and life starts to feel normal again.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) April 23, 2020
Everyone agrees that we’re all gonna wait up till 1030 just to watch the Patriots trade down, right?
It’s a yearly tradition. 😁😁😁
— Savage Boston Sports 🇺🇸🍀❄️☃️ (@SavageBoston) April 23, 2020
Patriots fans weren’t happy to wait and end up with nothing in the first round.
Just sat through 3 hours of draft for the Patriots to trade out pic.twitter.com/JDYbvaPCd9
— ‘16 Brady Brycen 👑 (@BrycenNFL) April 24, 2020
Patriots trade back with a ton of talent on the board..
— Brett (@TheBG_11) April 24, 2020
The Patriots “culture” has been having tom brady and being the only team in 4 sports smart enough to just trade down 70 times every draft
— Kevin (@ntrider825) April 24, 2020
The @Patriots are tanking this season away. No more #Patriots talk allowed until the #2021NFLDraft when Belichick trades the first overall pick for 7 2nd round and 5 4th rounds picks. pic.twitter.com/RSMLPIVqC2
— Mike Dodd (@GrayingWolf) April 24, 2020
Three things in life are certain.
1. Death. 2. Taxes. 3. Bill Belichik Trades out of the first round. #NFLDraft #Patriots 😐— Alex Hayes (@Alex_Hayes41) April 24, 2020
Luv watching the first 3 hours of the draft just for the patriots to trade out of the first round!!! pic.twitter.com/clN7ASfFi0
— s i e r r a 🌿 (@lifebysierra) April 24, 2020
Kenneth Murray does go at pick 23, but not to the Patriots, to the Chargers because of a New England trade down. A lot of Patriots fans, including myself, wanted Murray.
— Derek Havens (@PatriotsHaven) April 24, 2020
Wasted 3 hours watching the draft just to see the @Patriots trade their pick….
— Kevin Ma (@Rookie_MCY) April 24, 2020
When you wait up until 4am for the 23rd pick only 😡 for 😡 @Patriots 😡to 😡 trade 😡
#NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/WBjcOllvuj— Anna Grew (@annagreww) April 24, 2020
Patriots trade back. Shouldn’t have got my hopes up but we have 7 picks in the first 4 rounds!!! pic.twitter.com/YB5Sed942X
— Mike (@m_parham15) April 24, 2020
I waited over 2 1/2 hours just for the Patriots to trade their pick…again pic.twitter.com/FTnu3x3wpP
— Lorenzo (@LorenzoTeves) April 24, 2020
All that waiting for nothing pic.twitter.com/0PjXCFVLUw
— Belichick hates 1st round picks (@Cris_Ocgd) April 24, 2020
Just watched three hours of the NFL Draft just to have the Patriots trade out of the first round 🙃
— Davis Mikell (@DavisMikell) April 24, 2020
Just so we’re clear the patriots traded out because they didn’t have a second because the failed the Sanu trade…
— Ron Simons (@mr_rondo101) April 24, 2020
Live look at the #Patriots war room after the trade was made official.#NFLDraft2020 #GoPats https://t.co/pX0IyxvtSy pic.twitter.com/FwMxh3AIoT
— Polar Ginger (@PolarGinger) April 24, 2020
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