The New England Patriots made nine selections in the 2014 NFL draft.
In wake of the Monday night shocker that shipped quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a 2018 second-round pick, only two are left.
And cornerback Malcolm Butler, from rookie-camp tryout to Super Bowl XLIX savior to eventual Pro Bowler, doesn’t technically count as one of them.
It’d be laying it on a little thick to say 2014 was a draft class gone too soon. Was three years of backing up Tom Brady, and starting two games in his absence, worth the No.