On Sunday morning an interesting article from The Boston Herald made its way onto my Twitter timeline.
The article discussed how the New England Patriots dominate (shocker) the game in the NFL when it comes to “pick swap” trades. They define these as you would imagine, one team trading a player and a pick for a marginally superior pick.
I define a “pick swap” trade as a player and a pick in exchange for a slightly better pick (within two rounds). For example, the Raiders traded offensive lineman Kelechi Osemele and a sixth-round pick to the Jets for a fifth-round pick earlier this offseason.