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Patriots coach Bill Belichick said that not drafting a quarterback 'wasn't by design'

The New England Patriots chose 10 players in the NFL draft, but none of them were quarterbacks.

Notable, because, well ... they did lose six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in free agency this offseason.

But not drafting a quarterback wasn't the game plan going in, according to coach Bill Belichick.

"The bottom line is that we're evaluating that position along with all the other ones," Belichick told reporters Saturday. "If we feel like we find the right situation, we'll certainly draft them. We've drafted them in multiple years, multiple points in the draft.