The Patriots worked the phones in the weeks leading up to the NFL trade deadline, and reportedly made a pair of trade proposals, but ultimately never got close to adding before the buzzer .

"They weren't very close," Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer said on Patriots Pregame Live ahead of New England's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers .

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"They were looking at two positions, I'd say, over the last couple of months, maybe three if you want to go back a few weeks ago."

The Patriots looked at wide receivers early on, but as the deadline neared the group turned it's focus to running back and edge rusher. Adding a pass-rusher, Breer said, was their main focus and they made a pair of offers for players wh

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