ASSOCIATED PRESSThe New England Patriots have never taken a wide receiver in the first round of the NFL draft under head coach Bill Belichick. Over Belichick’s tenure in the war room, the Patriots have filled out draft cards for 16 wide receivers: Deion Branch, David Givens, Bethel Johnson, P.K. Two apiece arrived in the third round, fourth round and fifth round. Edelman, the second Patriots wideout to be named Super Bowl MVP, has more playoff receptions and receiving yards than anyone in league history not named Jerry Rice. New England’s war room owns the rights to a dozen selections in all and six of the draft’s initial 101.

Source: Forbes April 06, 2019 03:16 UTC