The Patriots have tried to bolster their wide receiving depth a few different ways this week.
They traded for Isaiah Ford on Tuesday, signed Donte Moncrief to the practice squad Wednesday, and also tried to claim 49ers wide receiver Dante Pettis off the waiver wire, according to ESPN’s Field Yates, but weren’t successful. Pettis wound up landing with the Giants, who have a worse record (1-7) and therefore better position on the wire. Yates reports the Browns tried to claim Pettis, too.
A second-round pick in 2018, Pettis had a strong rookie season — 27 catches, 467 yards — but hasn’t done much since.