FOXBORO – Armed with more cap space than the rest of the NFL and three extra draft picks next year, the Patriots are better positioned than most teams to strike a win-now trade. So with several big names potentially available – from Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin to Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons – would they pull the trigger?

New England Patriots executive vice president of player personnel, Eliot Wolf, said the team would be willing to give up a first- or second-round pick in trades if it meant improving the team.