The New England Patriots stayed quiet at this year’s NFL trade deadline, but could get busy this offseason. Bleacher Report’s Moe Moton predicted on Thursday that the Patriots would trade for New York Giants linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux.

Thibodeaux was the fifth-overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft. However, his future with the Giants is unclear. The Giants picked up his $14 million fifth-year option before this season started, but the team has control over Brian Burns through 2028 and Abdul Carter through 2029.

Burns is signed to a $141 million deal, and Carter was the third-overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Thibodeaux could be the odd man out, and if the Giants would rather pay Carter, Thibodeaux could be moved.

Moton projected it would take a 2026 second-round pick and future Day 3

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