No, this isn’t April Fool’s. At approximately 3:00 p.m. CST on Monday, April 4th, Adam Schefter Tweeted out this bomb:
Oh boy is there a lot to unpack there.
The New Orleans Saints traded away a 2022 3rd, 2022 7th, a 2023 1st, and a 2024 2nd for what amounts to an extra pick in the first round of this year’s draft plus an extra 6th round pick.
For the 2022 NFL Draft, the Saints started with seven picks: 18, 49, 98, 101, 120, 161, and 237.
Now, the Saints still have seven picks: 16, 19, 49, 98, 120, 161, and 194.