"Plenty of teams expressed interest last night in one of the two first-round picks the Patriots owned, but only one team had the right combination to make a trade. The Patriots dealt the 28th overall pick to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for a second-round pick (56th overall) this year and a first-round pick in 2012. The Patriots now have five picks (33d, 56th, 60th, 74th, and 92d) in the second and third rounds tonight. "We thought it was good value for the pick and we feel like there are good players on the board that will give us good value with the picks that we have [tonight],'' coach Bill Belichick said. "We certainly gave up something in moving back, but we felt like what we got in return for that was beneficial to the organization and the team.'' The Patriots were involved in several trade rumors on the first night of the draft, but they stayed put at No. 17 and selected offensive tackle Nate Solder from Colorado. When it came time for the 28th pick, the Patriots made a draft-day trade for the eighth consecutive season. The Saints selected running back Mark Ingram at No. 28. The Patriots had great success in the second round of the last two drafts, taking Rob Gronkowski, Jermaine Cunningham, and Brandon Spikes last year, and Patrick Chung, Ron Brace, Darius Butler, and Sebastian Vollmer in 2009." Read more: http://www.boston.com/sports/footba.../29/moving_men_again_as_28th_pick_is_shipped/
