Vrabel to KC

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http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/


When reached via email, Patriots outside linebacker Mike Vrabel confirmed that he has been dealt to the Kansas City Chiefs, as first reported by the NFL Network

[Forward_Lateral]

Wow. For who? Larry Johnson :ill:

[Slim]

draft pick(s)?

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Patriots trade Vrabel to Chiefs (http://myespn.go.com/blogs/afceast/0-5-135/Patriots-trade-Vrabel-to-Chiefs.html) http://assets.espn.go.com/profile/i/trans/icon_report_hi.gif (http://myespn.go.com/profile/violation?ou=afceastadmin&at=7&vid=1235763158803)
February 27, 2009 2:32 PM

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham
<TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 bgColor=#c0c0c0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD bgColor=#ffffff>http://a.espncdn.com/i/headshots/nfl/players/65/1257.jpg</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Vrabel </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>In what could be the first of a few offseason exchanges between the teams -- hello, Matt Cassel (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=8644)? -- the New England Patriots (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=nwe) have traded Pro Bowl outside linebacker Mike Vrabel (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=1257) to the Kansas City Chiefs (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=kan) for an undisclosed draft choice (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3940213).
The Chiefs' new general manager is Scott Pioli, formerly vice president of player personnel for the Patriots.
The Patriots lose a fan favorite with the trade, but it clears $3.35 million in salary-cap space for them.
Vrabel will turn 34 before next season. He recorded 67 tackles, four sacks, one interception and one forced fumble last year. He was with the Patriots for all three of their Super Bowl championships.

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This doesn't sound good... Rotoworld-

Patriots beat writer Mike Reiss wonders if Mike Vrabel's trade could be part of a larger deal including Matt Cassel.

Now that would be a doozy. Reiss is one of the most well-respected beat writers in the country, and is usually very cautious to publish anything resembling speculation. He rightly points out that we have no idea what the compensation in the Vrabel trade is.