Belichick traded the 193rd pick in the draft to the Eagles for the 194th. That’s it. Straight up.
“A salary-cap move!” Philly coach Andy Reid joked on Saturday night. The truth is, Reid and Belichick had made a deal with each other for 10 straight years (not restricted to the draft), and here it was, the sixth round, and they hadn’t made one yet. So they got on the phone and Reid said, “Listen, our streak is in trouble.” Here came the no-harm, no-foul deal. Both took linebackers whom the other team wouldn’t have picked—Philly drafted Ohio State’s Brian Rolle, and New England picked Markell Carter from Central Arkansas. Who said Reid and Belichick are always serious?
Peter King