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FOXBORO, Mass. -- The New England Patriots finally used two of their original 13 selections in the NFL draft, but not until the seventh and final round on Sunday afternoon.
After a total of six trades in two days, the Patriots made two picks in their original, pre-draft positions, adding Brigham Young tight end Spencer Nead and California defensive end/linebacker Tully Banta-Cain. They were chosen with the 234th and 239th selections, respectively.
Otherwise, the Patriots continued their swap-meet approach to the draft on its second day, adding two trades to the four they made Saturday and eventually emerging with 10 new players.
After using the first of their two fourth-round selections to choose Temple defensive tackle Dan Klecko, the son of former New York Jets great Joe Klecko, the Patriots dealt the 128th and 157th selection overall to Denver for the 120th, which they used to select Central Florida cornerback Asante Samuel.
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FOXBORO, Mass. -- The New England Patriots finally used two of their original 13 selections in the NFL draft, but not until the seventh and final round on Sunday afternoon.
After a total of six trades in two days, the Patriots made two picks in their original, pre-draft positions, adding Brigham Young tight end Spencer Nead and California defensive end/linebacker Tully Banta-Cain. They were chosen with the 234th and 239th selections, respectively.
Otherwise, the Patriots continued their swap-meet approach to the draft on its second day, adding two trades to the four they made Saturday and eventually emerging with 10 new players.
After using the first of their two fourth-round selections to choose Temple defensive tackle Dan Klecko, the son of former New York Jets great Joe Klecko, the Patriots dealt the 128th and 157th selection overall to Denver for the 120th, which they used to select Central Florida cornerback Asante Samuel.
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