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New England Patriots: How Stephon Gilmore took No. 24 from Cyrus Jones

When safety Adrian Wilson was brought to the New England Patriots four years ago, it took some bargaining to acquire No. 24 from cornerback Kyle Arrington. In exchange for the number, Wilson supplied Arrington with a years worth of diapers.

Fast forward to now, things came quite easier for Stephon Gilmore when trying to acquire No. 24 from Cyrus Jones.

“I just asked him could we do it,” Gilmore said Thursday to Doug Kyed of NESN.com. “We just came to the conclusion that we were going to switch, and he was (down) to do it, so I was happy for it.