FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots are shopping a trade of third-year receiver Malcolm Mitchell as he attempts to come back from a knee injury that sidelined him all of last season, putting his future with the team in doubt, league sources confirmed Monday.
Mitchell, who has been a regular at the team facility throughout the offseason and whose advocacy for reading has generated national headlines, had his knee evaluated by doctors on Monday morning, a source confirmed.
NFL Network first reported the Patriots' plans. The Boston Herald and Providence Journal reported that the evaluation included a procedure to determine the extent and cause of discomfort in his knee.