The New England Patriots made a pair of deals a week before the NFL trade deadline, shipping out defenders Keion White and Kyle Dugger.

According to head coach Mike Vrabel, making both trades Tuesday night came down to timing.

“I think that with just the timing of everything and where we’re at as a team, we felt like it was the right thing to do. We’ve got a lot of guys in that room, and we just felt like at this particular time, to make those moves that we made with [Keion] and Kyle,” Vrabel said Wednesday.

“Really going to make our focus here against the Falcons, a team that we don’t know much about, haven’t played in four or five years. So, we wish Keion the best, wish Kyle the best, appreciate their professionalism and added some other guys here to the roster, too.”

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