The New England Patriots may discover themselves in favorable place when the 2024 NFL Draft rolls round.
The Patriots have a transparent path to the No. 1 total choose after the New York Giants earned a win to fall out of that spot Sunday. All New England has to do it lose Week 18 towards the AFC’s No. 2 seeded Buffalo Payments.
The choose, or commerce return for the choose, is the following main step within the rebuild for the Patriots round franchise quarterback Drake Maye. As an alternative, FS1’s Nick Wright tossed out a hypothetical situation on X that sends New England in a completely totally different route.
“A not completely insane situation,” Wright posted. “The Patriots fall in love with Shedeur (Sanders), and as an alternative of buying and selling the #1 choose, they commerce Drake for a Prime 5 choose. They might then probably draft Shedeur AND Travis (Hunter). After which, for the hell of it, hearth (Jerod) Mayo and rent Deion (Sanders)!”
Would the Patriots actually contemplate bringing the entire Colorado regime to New England?
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They shouldn’t.
Now, if the Patriots need to take the Heisman Trophy winner with Hunter at No. 1 total, that’s one factor. Hunter is dynamic at vast receiver and cornerback, each which will probably be wants for New England come draft time.
Outdoors of that, Maye already confirmed how particular he might be and there’s completely zero purpose to maneuver on from him. Sanders has expertise, however the Patriots have to belief Maye and construct round him for the long run.
Firing Jerod Mayo a 12 months into his tenure could also be extra actual than ever after a disastrously Week 17 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. With that mentioned, seeing Deion Sanders teaching the New England Patriots appears remarkably unlikely.
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