On Sunday afternoon, the New England Patriots made their third trade of the offseason: The team acquired wide receiver and All-Pro kickoff returner Cordarrelle Patterson from the Oakland Raiders. The Patriots sent a 2018 fifth-round draft pick (#159) to Oakland in order to get both the former first-round draft pick on board and an additional selection in the sixth round of the draft.
With the Raiders owning a total of six selections in the sixth round, however, the final slot of the draft pick New England was to receive was not yet publicly disclosed – until yesterday that is, when the NFL's transaction wire made the trade and its details official: The Patriots will receive the highest of Oakland's four compensatory selections in the sixth round, overall pick number 210.