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Belichick's Best: Patriots Trade More, Better Than Any Team During NFL Draft

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones may have the reputation as an old oil wildcatter, ready to aggressively risk assets and engineer trades in order to make a splash during the NFL Draft.

But Jones - or no one else in the league - doesn't come close to the quantity or quality of draft-day deals made by New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick. (In 2020, he proved the shrewdest of moves can be made at a modest table with a dog as your assistant.) Under his direction, the Patriots have made 83 trades since 2000. Second-most? The Philadelphia Eagles with 75.