Russini: What rest of NFL is saying about No. 3 pick

Russini: What rest of NFL is saying about No. 3 pick originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

Next month, the New England Patriots will have their most important draft in recent memory.

Their No. 3 overall pick is their highest selection since they took Drew Blesdoe first overall in 1993. While they’re widely expected to use the pick on one of the top quarterbacks, they could choose to trade down to acquire more assets in hopes of expediting their rebuild.

If they opt for the latter, the No. 3 overall selection will be in high demand. A number of teams across the league are desperate for QB help, so New England could capitalize and get a haul in exchange for the pick if they aren’t sold on the QBs on the board.

Everything appears to be on the table for the post-Bill Belichick regime, but how does the rest of the NFL views the No. 3 pick? Dianna Russini of The Athletic joined the latest episode of Tom E. Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast to share her insight.

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“It’s becoming a reality that four quarterbacks could potentially go with those top four picks,” Russini said. “So with that three pick, the New England Patriots — open for business — obviously are going to look at all the different options that they have and take those phone calls to listen. Is there a team willing to give up a big haul in order to move up? And if that would be a good investment for the Patriots to say, ‘You know what? Maybe we collect more picks and continue to build.

“There’s a team down in Texas, the Houston Texans, who had that plan years ago where they started to build. They didn’t just get good last year. This wasn’t like they drafted C.J. Stroud and became stars. The building started two, three years ago, which is why they’re in the position that they’re in now. So maybe this is an option. I’m not saying this is what they do, but I’m sure in…

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