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Patriots Rumors: What Soured Bill Belichick On Deebo Samuel, A.J. Brown

Bill Belichick had a shaky record of offensive draft picks in the past 10 years, and the face of that poor draft history arguably was N’Keal Harry.

The Arizona State product was drafted by the New England Patriots with the final pick of the first round in the 2019 NFL Draft. Harry was a failure in his three seasons, and fans agonized over the wide receivers he was drafted over: Deebo Samuel, A.J. Brown, DK Metcalf, Diontae Johnson and Terry McLaurin.

There were a myriad of reasons why Robert Kraft felt the “time was right” to let Belichick go after this season, but his poor draft record in recent years would have to be near the top of the list.