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NFL Draft 2021: Day 2 News and Rumors

Another day, another notes column. We’ll look back on Day 1, and forward to Day 2, based on what I’m hearing around the league. Let’s go …

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• The Patriots’ approach to the draft (and the quarterback position in general this offseason): Let the QB come to us. Similarly to how they didn’t make much of a play for their old flame Jimmy Garoppolo, they didn’t get overly aggressive on Thursday night either. One team they’d talked to in the top 10 called them ahead of picking, and their basic response about having an interest in trading up was: “We’re good.