The Patriots did not draft a quarterback in the first round of the NFL Draft, in fact they didn't make a pick at all.
Tua Tagovailoa and Justin Herbert went early and then the Patriots passed on Jordan Love at No. 23 before he went to Green Bay at No. 26.
So, does this mean the Patriots trust Jarrett Stidham to be the quarterback of the future? Will they pick a QB on Day 2? Or could they still add a veteran who is still available?
Appearing on Dale & Keefe Friday, NBC Sports' Peter King believes there's still a chance they could add a veteran such as Cam Newton, Jameis Winston or Andy Dalton, but noted it's very hard to know what they are thinking.
"I think there is a chance," he said. "I mean, I don't know what the Patriots are thinking right now about the quarterback position. I am sure Bill Belichick likes it that way, but I don't know whether they are thinking, 'Let's see if Andy Dalton shakes loose in Cincinnati, or let's see if they will take a five for him, or something like that.' I don't know if they are thinking that, I don't know what they are thinking.
"I think it is very hard right now — it is so hard with Winston. You have to accept the fact that Jameis Winston, you have to figure out internally if you see a guy play in the NFL for five years and he is at his worst and most careless in year five, do you want to take him on as a reclamation project?
"Then with Cam Newton, this year, someone told me this last night and I thought it was really, really smart because I said, 'Why are none of these guys like Trent Williams and Yannick Ngakoue, all these guys should be getting offers and should getting traded right now. Why aren't they getting traded?' This GM told me last night, 'Because this is so hard.' He brought up Cam Newton as an example. He said, 'How do you make a decision on Cam Newton when you can't bring him into your facility and you can't have your doctors look at him. How do you do that, especially when he isn't going to play for the minimum.' I think this is what has led to some of these quarterbacks just being out there for an insanely long time."
The Patriots have five selections on Day 2, so it is always possible they take a quarterback, but like King said, no one really knows what they are thinking at the position.
