NFL draft picks are a currency that cannot be counterfeited. But they can be laundered, scattered and concealed throughout the rest of the league to the point where their origin is no longer clear.
The New England Patriots did plenty of that around this time last year.
From the start of free agency on March 9 until the end of the draft on April 29, Bill Belichick, Nick Caserio, Dave Ziegler and Co. swung trades involving draft capital with seven different teams.
Though by the time all 253 cards were filled out, the Patriots had only penned four.