What seemed like a pipe dream mere months ago now appears to be a reasonable scenario: It’s within the realm of possibility that the New England Patriots could acquire Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones in a trade.
Former NFL general manager Michael Lombardi, who worked with the Patriots as an assistant to the coaching staff between 2014 and 2016, shot down a rumor that New England was interested in moving up to No. 4 overall in a trade that would involve Jones with the Falcons to take quarterback Justin Fields in the 2021 NFL Draft. (He’s right.