ORLANDO, Fla. — At his first sit-down with reporters here at the ’s annual meetings, head coach Jerod Mayo said he is “open to trading” the No. 3 pick in the NFL Draft if it comes at the right price. He also dished on North Carolina’s Drake Maye and LSU’s Jayden Daniels, the top two options if the Pats make their pick at No. 3. “Look, we sit at a very enviable spot at No.
And when you see these other teams making moves, acquiring pieces to move — we can sit here and say Washington today, but that could be somebody else on draft day.” Mayo seemed to be alluding to the , who added a second first-round pick earlier this month and seem poised to trade up for a quarterback. It has been the Patriots’ preference to stay at No. 3 and draft their quarterback of the future.