"Conventional wisdom would say that teams with this standing, especially those with a quarterback on a rookie deal, should be buyers at the trade deadline. However, the Patriots have been sellers, so far, as that November 4 deadline approaches. Earlier on Tuesday, the Patriots struck a deal with the San Francisco 49ers, sending defensive end Keion White and a 2026 7th-round pick to the 49ers for a 2026 6th-rounder. But general manager Eliot Wolf wasn't done."
"Later on Tuesday, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported that New England was making another trade, this time, involving safety Kyle Dugger. The Patriots will be sending Dugger and a 2026 7th-round pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a 2026 6th-round pick. To sum up: the Patriots shipped off both White and Dugger within an hour of each other for two late-round pick swaps."
New England sits atop the AFC East at 6-2 after a five-game winning streak following an opening loss to the Raiders. The team traded defensive end Keion White and a 2026 seventh-round pick to the San Francisco 49ers for a 2026 sixth-rounder, then sent safety Kyle Dugger and a 2026 seventh-round pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a 2026 sixth-round pick. Both moves occurred within an hour, converting two seventh-rounders into sixth-rounders. Dugger's snaps declined from 98% and 90% in 2023-24 to 44% through seven games, and New England's current safeties Jaylinn Hawkins and Craig Woodson made him expendable.
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