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Patriots Thought About Trading Up To No. 2 To Draft Baker Mayfield, Says QB’s Agent

Baker Mayfield‘s agent has revealed that the New England Patriots told him they were mulling trading up to the No. 2 overall pick in this year’s NFL Draft if the former Oklahoma quarterback was free.

Baker Mayfield Could Have Been Drafted By Patriots

Heisman Trophy winner Mayfield’s agent Jack Mills stated this on “The Business of Sports with Andrew Brandt” podcast.

Mayfield was ultimately picked by the Cleveland Browns as the top overall selection. The Browns did not announce they were pursuing Mayfield until just days before the draft. Mills added that the New York Jets also said they hoped to choose Mayfield if he was available at No. 3.

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The Jets ended up taking quarterback USC quarterback Sam Darnold as the third overall pick.

“We had another team which is going to surprise you. Another team had said, ‘You may get a big surprise on draft day, at No. 2, if he’s available.’ And it was the Patriots,” Mills said. “They had 23 and they had 31 and they had two seconds. We thought, ‘That’s gonna be a heck of a move, to get up that high from where they are.’ And of course he wasn’t available so we never knew if that was a reality or not.”

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The Patriots drafted two players in the first round of the 2018 Draft: offensive lineman Isaiah Wynn and running back Sony Michel, both from Georgia. However, New England didn’t draft a quarterback until the seventh round: LSU’s Danny Etling. 

 

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