The NFL's trade deadline is less than three weeks away and the Patriots are one of many teams who are typically very active.
New England certainly has a few positions that could be upgraded, but Bill Belichick admitted Thursday morning he's unsure at how it all all play out given the unusual season due to COVID.
"I’m not sure I know the answer to that," he said via video conference. "We’ll have to see how that unfolds. But you’re right, there was much less movement at the end of training camp, and I would say even the movement now has been restricted and it’s been restricted even further in terms of bringing players in from outside the organization in any capacity. So, that process now is really about a week before you could actually get them onto the field. So, that changes things, as well. Would that affect the trade deadline? I mean, I don’t know. It might, but maybe it’s a longer view than that, I’m not sure.
"So, it’s a good question. We’ll have to see how much activity there is or isn’t. There certainly are a lot of unknowns going forward, not just this year but even in the next year relative to team building and salary cap and so forth. I think that may have everybody with a little less ability to really plan things out the way they want to do them and that may be causing some hesitation, as well. I think you’re certainly seeing more players stay with the teams that they’re on and teams using those players as depth with the injured reserve rules this year and the practice squad expansion giving teams more of an ability to do that, and I think we’re certainly seeing that play out."
The Patriots have added some impactful players in the past at the deadline, but it's unclear how things will shake out this year.
