Former Patriots coaching assistant Michael Lombardi made media appearances Monday to try and explain why the team traded Pro Bowl linebacker Jamie Collins to the Browns. The trade seemed odd considering Collins could help the Patriots this season, and doesn't do much good in Cleveland with an expiring contract on a winless team.
But, according to Lombardi, there was more at play than just contract numbers and talent.
“I used to tell Jamie in the meetings: ‘We are as good as you want us to be.’ But there’s times where Jamie just didn’t really want to be," Lombardi told Colin Cowherd on The Herd.