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Mike Vrabel gives simple reason for Patriots not going after Micah Parsons<\/h3>\n

The All-Pro edge was traded from Dallas to Green Bay recently.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A top-10 player in the NFL becoming available via trade almost never happens; talents of that caliber are usually treated as franchise cornerstones by their respective teams and treated as such from a contractual perspective. That is precisely what made the Micah Parsons situation so fascinating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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One of the best players in football, the Dallas Cowboys decided to move on from him rather than give him the contract extension he desired and deserved. And so, Parsons ended up as a Packer last week; Green Bay gave up a pair of first-round draft picks plus defensive tackle Kenny Clark to bring him in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On paper, that looks like a package the New England Patriots also might have been able to come up with in order to acquire Parsons.<\/p>\n

However, as head coach Mike Vrabel explained, the idea of going after the three-time All-Pro was never seriously discussed at Gillette Stadium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s a dynamic player, great player. But that wasn\u2019t something that we really invested a lot of time or resources in,\u201d Vrabel said during an appearance on WEEI\u2019s\u00a0The Greg Hill Show\u00a0on Tuesday. \u201cWhen you just try to look at what we feel like is best for us right now, that wasn\u2019t entertaining that specific transaction.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In theory, Parsons would have been a tremendous fit for what the Patriots are hoping to build on defense. He is a versatile presence on the defensive edge and plays the game with the urgency and physicality Vrabel and coordinator Terrell Williams are looking for; he also has been super productive ever since entering the league as a first-round selection in the 2021 draft.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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However, the team knew right away that Parsons\u2019 eventual price tag was not compatible with its own vision for a rebuild. That reason alone kept New England from going after the 26-year-old.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe just have to be very smart on building this thing, and I hope that everybody else sees it the same way outside of here,\u201d Vrabel explained. \u201cWe want to bring in players that feel like give us the best chance. But also, we have to build some depth there to this roster, and to do that from the draft and \u2014 we\u2019ll call it what it is \u2014 it hasn\u2019t been real great. The depth of the roster has not been through our draft the last handful of years, and that has to change. We all know that. We\u2019ll focus on that when we get there in April.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cRight now, it\u2019s putting guys in roles that have some versatility and building the game-day roster and all these different things. But I think the best teams in the league draft well. They develop their players, they re-sign them, and then they carefully choose the players that they want to add in free agency.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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