Today’s the day for teams to see if the guys they were cutting might have value to others. It appears the Patriots have found a buyer.
According to Jim McBride of the Boston Globe, the Patriots are trading safety Jordan Richards to the Falcons.
The former second-round pick (of which the Patriots have made a mess of on defensive backs over the years) was buried on the depth chart, but has more of a chance to stick in Atlanta.
He might not measure up to Ras-I Dowling or Tavon Wilson on the list of underwhelming Patriots draft picks, but he also never measured up to expectations in New England.
UPDATE 11:33 a.m. ET: Per Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the compensation is a conditional seventh-rounder.
