The big news this weekend was the retirement of surefire future Hall of Fame tight end Rob Gronkowski. His departure leaves an obvious hole to fill for the Patriots at the tight end position and only the upcoming draft as their possibility to fill it. The Raiders could be standing in their way of that.
It nearly ended up being the Raiders who helped them fill the position. They let Jared Cook leave as a free agent. The 2018 Pro Bowler has signed on with the Saints, but the Patriots were said to have made a late push to get him.