The New England Patriots picked up a Day 3 pick after sending starting center Garrett Bradbury to the Chicago Bears.
The New England Patriots swung a trade with an NFC counterpart just days before free agency is set to begin. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Patriots are sending center Garrett Bradbury to the Chicago Bears for a 2027 fifth-round pick.
Bradbury will now return to the NFC North after spending the first six seasons of his NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings, while the Patriots will have a new starting center for the 2026 campaign. Amidst their spending spree last offseason after hiring Mike Vrabel as their new head coach, the Patriots inked Bradbury to a two-year deal worth $9.5 million. He started all 17 of New England's regular season games and was on the field for 98 percent of the offensive snaps. Bradbury also started all four of the team's postseason contests, including Super Bowl LX against the Seattle Seahawks., the Patriots will save $5.7 million against the cap after trading Bradbury while simultaneously taking on $1.2 million in dead money.New England, which already owned 11 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft and is well set-up to restock its roster, has now added a Day 3 pick to the mix for the 2027 NFL Draft as well. The Patriots had previously only owned their own picks for the 2027 NFL Draft, but they'll now add a selection from the Bears to the mix. It's also possible that New England could pick up some compensatory picks depending on how free agency shakes out once it opens with the legal tampering period on March 9. Make sure you bookmark New England Patriots on SI for the latest news, exclusive interviews, film breakdowns, and so much more!Jack is a New Jersey native who graduated from the University of Pittsburgh as a Media & Professional Communications major in 2024 who is now covering the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Yankees for On SI.
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