The NFL’s Nov. 4 trade deadline is quickly approaching.

There have yet to be any reports actually connecting the Patriots to players and potential deals, but the team has been named in several trade proposals by NFL writers.

Many insiders have suggested that New England should trade for running backs such as the New York Jets’ Breece Hall or the New Orleans Saints’ Alvin Kamara , two examples of elite RBs who would likely come at a significant cost.

ESPN’s Bill Barnwell instead proposed a trade between the Patriots and Houston Texans in which the teams swap lower-level players in safety Kyle Dugger and RB Dameon Pierce.

Dugger was demoted from his starting role in August in part due to an ankle injury, a position he had held since being drafted by New England and then-head coach B

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