As momentum appears to be shifting with Malcolm Butler's situation, it's still difficult to decipher if a potential trade is dead or if the Patriots and Saints are posturing in the days before the draft.
Here's what we know. Butler and the Saints have had a deal in place worth north of $50 million, contingent upon the execution of a trade between the Pats and Saints, according to sources. The Saints were never going to sign Butler to an offer sheet because it would have cost them the No. 11 pick in the draft.
From there, the Saints have picks at Nos.