A trade in the NFL has been described in a lot of different ways.

The comparison that Mike Vrabel used on Wednesday may be a first, though.

The Patriots coach was fielding questions at the team’s facility when a reporter asked if New England had gotten close to making any trades before the 4 p.m. deadline on Tuesday.

Mike Vrabel on the trade deadline: “Deals are like being pregnant. You either are or you’re not.” pic.twitter.com/mI6MM55ZVY — Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) November 5, 2025

That’s when Vrabel broke out a rather unique way to describe a trade.

“Well, first I would say that deals are like being pregnant — you either are or you aren’t. There’s no, like … it’s either a deal or it’s not, so I don’t know how close you can be,” Vrabel chimed in before the reporter could fini

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