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Patriots exec Eliot Wolf says opportunity to draft Drake Maye superseded trade offers

There were plenty of trade rumors surrounding the New England Patriots and the No. 3 overall pick heading in the 2024 NFL draft.

Many thought there was a chance the Patriots would actually consider trading the pick. Instead, they stood pat and selected quarterback Drake Maye from North Carolina.

From the sounds of it, the Patriots didn’t come close to budging off that pick.

De facto general manager Eliot Wolf sat down with ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday and discussed the potential of the Patriots trading out of the No.