ORLANDO, Fla. — After clearing the heir, the Patriots should be expected to target another quarterback next month in the draft.
Owner Robert Kraft did little yesterday to dismiss the idea the Patriots would be seeking out a younger model, which really shouldn’t be all that surprising. They traded Jimmy Garoppolo last season and are under a time crunch to develop Tom Brady’s successor.
Obviously, the draft’s unpredictability adds a shred of uncertainty to the Patriots’ quarterbacking plans, but they’ll likely pounce if the right player is available.
“I’m going to put my fan hat on,” Kraft said of the team’s draft plans.