Patriots executive vice president of personnel Eliot Wolf said New England was open for business on the trade market .

But when it came to trying to acquire Micah Parsons , the Patriots were quiet.

Why?

“That wasn’t something that we really invested a lot of time or resources in,” coach Mike Vrabel said during his weekly appearance on WEEI’s “ The Greg Hill Show .” “I think when you just try to look at what we feel like is best for us right now, that wasn’t entertaining that specific transaction.”

Parsons was traded to the Green Bay Packers from the Dallas Cowboys for two first-round picks and Kenny Clark. The star linebacker also got a new, four-year $188 million contract.

The Patriots certainly would have benefitted by having someone of Parsons’ caliber on their roster

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