Of all the trades Bill Belichick orchestrated during the 2018 NFL draft, the most intriguing may have been the one he didn’t end up making.
In a post-draft interview on Andrew Brandt’s podcast, player agent Jack Mills claimed the Patriots were the “surprise” team trying to trade up to land the Giants’ pick (second overall) in order to draft his client, Baker Mayfield.
“We had another team, which is going to surprise you,” Mills said on “The Business of Sports With Andrew Brandt.” “Another team had said, ‘You may get a big surprise on draft day, at No.