Less than an hour after reportedly dealing Keion White to the 49ers, the Patriots reportedly traded away the team’s longest-tenured player in safety Kyle Dugger.
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Patriots are trading both Dugger and a 2026 seventh-round pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick.
Much like the reportedly miniscule return that New England is set to receive in its trade involving White (2026 sixth and seventh-round pick), the Patriots are selling low on a player in Dugger who struggled to carve out a definitive role in Mike Vrabel’s revamped defense.