The Patriots need a true No. 1 wide receiver this offseason. With D.K. Metcalf requesting a trade from the Seattle Seahawks, he’d certainly fill that void, but the latest report might spell bad news for New England.
Seattle’s asking price for Metcalf has come down from originally wanting a first-round pick as well as a third-round pick, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reported on Sunday. The Seahawks are now “open to a return centered around a second-round pick.”
While the Patriots could swing that, Russini added that Metcalf “ideally wants to play in a warm weather climate.