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A Patriots trade for Cooper Kupp makes sense

Who wants to trade for an expensive wide receiver, nearing his 32nd birthday, who hasn’t played a full regular season since 2021?

Well, the New England Patriots should.

Now that we have the downside and complaints about Cooper Kupp out of the way, let’s explore why bringing him to Foxborough is actually a pretty sensible idea.

New England’s wide receiver room is down bad. While the Patriots’ offensive line bore the brunt of criticism last season, the receivers deserved almost as much blame for the offense’s standing in the league basement in every meaningful statistic.