OAKLAND, CA - DECEMBER 16: Quarterback Matt Cassel #7 of the Kansas City Chiefs warms up before the game against the Oakland Raiders at O.co Coliseum on December 16, 2012 in Oakland, California. The Oakland Raiders defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 15-0. Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images)
Back in 2009, the Patriots traded Matt Cassel and Mike Vrabel to the Chiefs.
Remember Matt Cassel? He went 10-5 as the New England Patriots starter back in 2008 when Tom Brady went down with a torn ACL in Week 1. Though the Pats missed the playoffs that year, the timing of this couldn’t have been better.