When the New England Patriots decided to claim Yannick Ngakoue off of waivers after being released by the Baltimore Ravens, it turned heads around the NFL.
Why was a team with just three wins, that has an incredibly uphill battle just to get to the playoffs behind a rookie head coach and a rookie quarterback, claiming a 29-year-old journeyman pass rusher who famously doesn't play on anything but obvious passing downs? Sure, they traded away Joshua Uche, securing a sixth-round pick for the former second-rounder out of Michigan from the Kansas City Chiefs, but come on; bad teams trade away their veterans to get an extended look at their young players, not to help a veteran rusher on an expiring deal secure a new bag the following offseason.