Bill Belichick Explains Why Patriots Drafted Cole Strange In First Round
To say it was an interesting night for the Patriots would be an understatement, as the night was a curveball, even by Belichick's own standards.
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To say it was an interesting night for the Patriots would be an understatement, as the night was a curveball, even by Belichick's own standards.
The draft grades are out there. And for the Patriots, they're not looking so good.
The New England Patriots entered Thursday night with the 21st overall pick in this year's draft. They'd end up trading that pick, moving down in the first round and selecting guard Cole Strange out of The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with the 29th overall pick.
When the Patriots picked offensive lineman Cole Strange in the first round on Thursday night, it caught many fans by surprise. It also caused a bit of a shock to those in the league.
Experts said this would be a difficult year for a team in the middle of the first round to trade down. But Bill Belichick found a way.
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