Much was made of the Patriots trading the No. 14 pick in April’s NFL draft to the Steelers, and why they did it.
The reported belief in NFL circles: Bill Belichick gave Pittsburgh a sweetheart deal to swap picks (New England got No. 17) in order to hose the Jets, who were selecting 15th, out of Georgia offensive tackle Broderick Jones. And this chicanery occurred after the Jets had swapped the Nos. 13 and 15 picks with the Packers in the Aaron Rodgers trade.
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So it was a double-heaping of screwed for Gang Green, who ended up with Iowa State pass rusher Will McDonald after the Steelers took Jones.