FOXBORO -- The Patriots had needs at wide receiver and punt returner. They may have filled both on Saturday, but in order to do so, they had to ship off some depth at the game's most important position.
The Patriots traded away second-year quarterback Jacoby Brissett to the Colts in exchange for former first-round wide receiver Phillip Dorsett.
Field Yates of ESPN was first to report the news.
Dorsett gives the Patriots immediate depth at the receiver position alongside Brandin Cooks, Chris Hogan, Danny Amendola and Malcolm Mitchell. The 2015 pick out of the University of Miami could also help fill a need in the return game. He has two NFL punt returns under his belt and returned 25 punts in college.
More to come . . .