The Patriots added another tight end to the team’s stockpile on Thursday after trading a conditional 2020 7th-round draft pick to the Detroit Lions in exchange for Michael Roberts on Thursday.
Roberts, 25, has been in the NFL for two seasons after being chosen in the fourth round of the 2017 draft. So far, he’s totaled 13 career receptions in 23 games. All three of his career touchdown catches occurred in 2018 before he was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.
Adding Roberts is another part of the team’s ongoing effort to replace the retired Rob Gronkowski.