This morning on #GMFB I told the backstory of the '04 road trip Bill Belichick & I made for a secret meeting w/ Corey Dillon & agent Steve Feldman pre draft. We couldn't do at our facility or anywhere we'd be recognized
CD won us over & offered a pay cut to be w/ #Patriots #NFL pic.twitter.com/wRBQERbac9— Scott Pioli (@scottpioli51) April 20, 2021
Coming off their second Super Bowl win in two years, the New England Patriots were trying to upgrade their football team on the offensive side of the ball by targeting a productive and experienced running back: Corey Dillon, who the Cincinnati Bengals were looking to trade after an inconsistent and injury-riddled season.