Less than an hour after reportedly dealing Keion White to the 49ers , the Patriots reportedly traded away the team’s longest-tenured player in safety Kyle Dugger.

According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero , the Patriots are trading both Dugger and a 2026 seventh-round pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick.

Much like the reportedly miniscule return that New England is set to receive in its trade involving White (2026 sixth and seventh-round pick), the Patriots are selling low on a player in Dugger who struggled to carve out a definitive role in Mike Vrabel’s revamped defense.

A 2020 second-round pick by New England, Dugger was once a foundational piece of the Patriots’ defense during both Bill Belichick and Jerod Mayo’s respective tenures in Foxborough

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