Granted, Polk, the prized second-round pick, lasted just nine snaps after taking two penalties and finishing without a catch. But Baker played on offense for just the second time this year, and received force-fed reps on kick return for a second straight week.

When you're a 2-7 football team, which is what the Patriots are as the NFL's trade deadline has come and gone, it's typically unexpected that any earth-shattering moves will be made. However, many fans and pundits alike expected Eliot Wolf and Robert Kraft to attempt to improve the team without sacrificing too much future draft capital.

After weeks of speculation, Eliot Wolf and the Patriots’ top brass opted to stand pat ahead of the NFL’s trade deadline at 4 p.m. Tuesday. New England’s lone move ahead of the deadline was struck last week, with the Patriots sending pass rusher ...

NFL Trade Deadline day is upon us, and the New England Patriots might be pretty active before the buzzer sounds at 4 p.m.

If the Patriots opt to move more players off their roster after Monday's Josh Uche trade, they have plenty of options available.

Several New England Patriots players were the subject of trade rumors over the last few weeks, but Tuesday's NFL trade deadline ultimately came and went without the AFC East franchise making any major moves.