With Collins back in New England Andre Tippett Jerseys Stitched , let’s take a look back at the trade that sent him to Cleveland in the first place."WhitePatriots News Opinion and Analysis Contribute! FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementPatriots Opinion/AnalysisRevisiting the 2016 trade that sent Jamie Collins from the Patriots to the BrownsNew,24commentsRead more: Re-signing Jamie Collins a gamble worth taking for the PatriotsEDTShareTweetShareShareRevisiting the 2016 trade that sent Jamie Collins from the Patriots to the BrownsIsaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY SportsYou may have heard it by now but the New England Patriots are re-signing linebacker Jamie Collins. After two and a half years with the Cleveland Browns, the former Patriots second-round draft pick is back with the team with which his NFL career started in 2013. Collins, of course, was a fixture on the Patriots defense before suddenly being traded to Cleveland midway through his fourth season with the club.With the 29-year-old back in New England now, let’s go back to revisit that trade and its outcome for both the Patriots and the Browns.Cleveland getsThis one is pretty straight forward considering the structure of the deal that was made at 2016’s trade deadline in late October: in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2017 draft, the Browns received Collins in the final year of his rookie contract.Collins went on to play eight games for his new team and after the season was re-signed on a four-year, $50 million deal. His first season after signing the long-term contract ended after just six games, when Cleveland placed him on injured reserve due to a torn MCL. Collins appeared in all sixteen of the Browns’ games the following year but was let cut after what had been a second straight inconsistent campaign.New England getsThe Patriots’ side of the trade is a bit more convoluted, as the team moved the aforementioned third-round pick — the 103rd overall selection in the 2017 draft Youth Tedy Bruschi Jerseys , as it turned out — in a package-deal to acquire a New Orleans Saints wide receiver on what effectively was a one-year rental (the Patriots also received a fourth-round pick that was forfeited due to Deflategate; their lower-fourth rounder was turned into Deatrich Wise Jr.):After just one season in New England, Cooks was traded again: the Patriots sent him and a fourth-round pick to the Los Angeles Rams for first and sixth round selections in the 2018 draft. Following another series of trades, the Patriots were left with the following players:Wynn was picked with the first-rounder obtained in the trade that sent Cooks to Los Angeles, while the Patriots traded the round six pick — the 198th overall — to the Kansas City Chiefs for two seventh-rounders. One was used to pick cornerback Keion Crossen, the other to make another trade with the Philadelphia Eagles: New England received a seventh in 2018 and one in 2019 from that move.The first of the two picks was invested in tight end Ryan Izzo, who missed his entire rookie season on injured reserve, and the other used in a package-deal to move up in the fifth-round of the draft this year. The Patriots then picked defensive lineman Byron Cowart 159th overall; Cowart is expected to be on the roster bubble this summer, fighting for a backup spot along the line.Collins has since returned to the Patriots as well. His trade at the 2016 deadline, of course, once again illustrates how New England is using its assets to get as much value as possible onto the team: whether it is by packing the draft choice received with another to get a high-profile offensive weapon Tedy Bruschi Jerseys Stitched , or using said weapon to get even more draft capital.Sometimes, the Patriots work in mysterious ways. Dissecting their moves like this, however, helps appreciate what they do and how they are able to turn one of their assets — in this case Collins — into a wide portfolio of players. New England built a large part of its dynasty in this fashion, and while the returns of the Collins trade can still not be fully evaluated, the move is another example of that. New England has made signing the two veterans officials."WhitePatriots News Opinion and Analysis Contribute! FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementPatriots NewsPatriots release two undrafted rookies to make room for Jared Veldheer and Dontrelle InmanNew,25commentsNew England has made signing the two veterans officials.EDTShareTweetShareSharePatriots release two undrafted rookies to make room for Jared Veldheer and Dontrelle InmanMark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsDespite the draft being over and free agency having significantly slowed down, the New England Patriots are not yet done trying to create the best possible roster at this point in the offseason. Some recent veteran signings were therefore recently made by the world champions: former Patriots first-round draft pick Benjamin Watson was re-signed as were free agents Jared Veldheer and Dontrelle Inman.The Watson signing was already made official by the team last week, but the two other transactions were not — until today. New England announced signing Veldheer and Inman, and in turn also released a pair of undrafted rookie free agents to make room for them: wide receiver Xavier Ubosi and offensive tackle Calvin Anderson were let go by the club after originally joining it shortly after the draft.Anderson came to New England as a rather raw prospect: while he has the frame to find success as a run blocker and pass protector Youth Steve Grogan Jerseys , the 6-foot-5, 300-pound offensive lineman needs to work on his hand usage and improve his fluidity. The 23-year-old was seen as a project for Patriots offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia to work with, but apparently the team felt that his roster spot were better used elsewhere.Ubosi, meanwhile, was added as a developmental depth receiver fighting for a roster spot behind locks Julian Edelman and N’Keal Harry. Like Anderson, he needed to make a big jump forward to get ready for life in the NFL — especially considering his background: Ubosi played in a run-first offense at UAB and came to the pros as a work in process considering his limited route tree.With the two moves now official, the Patriots’ roster stays at the offseason maximum of 90 men.