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The New England Patriots are atop the AFC East and could look to make trades to bolster their roster ahead of the Nov. 4 deadline.
New England has some areas of need and is linked to offensive help at receiver and running back. Although New England has been rumored to show interest in several players, Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel isn’t paying attention to the trade rumors.
Vrabel said the hot start has no bearing on whether New England will make any moves. Instead, the coach believes the team is always looking at ways to improve the roster.
“I don’t know if that has a bearing on it,” Vrabel said on Wednesday. “We’ll just continue to try to strengthen the roster each and every day. Sometimes those are small moves, maybe bigger ones. But I don’t think that right now those conversations are centered around what our record is currently.
“I don’t think that’s something that really bears into it. We want to build something. If any of those things can help us build and strengthen us and allows for long-term consistent success, then I think that’s what we should try to do.”
As Vrabel said, the focus for the Patriots is building something not just for this year, but for the foreseeable future.
So, whether or not New England will make a big move before the trade deadline is to be seen.
The Patriots are set to go on the road to play the Tennessee Titans in Week 7 on Sunday.
