Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline passed without the New England Patriots making a notable splash. They reportedly negotiated with one team despite a prior report claiming that squad wasn’t a possible trade partner.

NBC Sports Boston’s Phil Perry wrote Wednesday that the Patriots talked with the Tennessee Titans before the deadline. They targeted linebacker Dre’Mont Jones, whom Tennessee moved to the Baltimore Ravens.

Mike Giardi of the Boston Sports Journal reported Tuesday that the Titans could be “unwilling” to deal with the Patriots and help their former head coach, Mike Vrabel.

“Tennessee was, in fact, willing to negotiate with New England despite the franchise’s history with Vrabel,” Perry wrote. “Just couldn’t get anything done.”

Perry said the Patriots stood firm on their market

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