Patriots Trade for Kansas City TE O’Shaughnessy, Add 2 Players in Final Day of NFL Draft
Sunday, April 30, 2017
The Patriots drafted defensive end Deatrich Wise in the fourth round and offensive tackle Conor McDermott in the sixth round.
Overall, the Patriots added five players to their roster on the weekend.
Trading for O’Shaughnessy
Prior to the draft starting on Sunday, the Patriots traded their fifth round pick (183 overall) to the Chiefs for O’Shaughnessy and a sixth round pick (216 overall).
O’Shaughnessy entered the NFL as a fifth round pick in 2015 out of Illinois State.
“I mean, he was a player that we liked that year and the Chiefs ended up picking him. He's had some experience offensively. He's had a decent role in the kicking game for them down there in Kansas City, and he's a young player. We'll put him in a mix,” said Patriots Director of Player Personnel Nick Caserio in a press conference following the draft.
He has played in 23 regular season games, totaling eight catches for 86 yards for the Chiefs. He also played special teams and racked up 8 tackles in 2016.
The Patriots now have five tight ends on the roster with Rob Gronkowski, Dwayne Allen, Matt Lengel, Michael Williams and O’Shaughnessy.
Deatrich Wise
“[He is] a guy we spent a lot of time with, brought him in for a visit, worked him out, did some different things with him. He has some experience. He played in a good program. Coach [Bret] Bielema does an outstanding job, a lot of respect for his program and the players that they put out,” said Caserio.
Conor McDermott
McDermott is a 6’8 305 pound tackle out of UCLA and former NFL head coach Jim Mora.
“Coach [Jim] Mora and that staff, they've done a great job out there. A lot of experience, good size, good length, has played against some pretty good people out there,” said Caserio.
McDermott is two months younger than Patriots offensive lineman Cameron Fleming, who is set to become a free agent after the 2017-18 season.
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Deatrich Wise: 6-foot-5, 274...35.5-in arms...10.5-in hands
— Phil Perry (@PhilAPerry) April 29, 2017
Chandler Jones (in '12): 6-foot-5, 266...35.5-in arms...9.75-in hands (1/2)
Wise: 4.92 40, 22 bench reps, 33in vert, 125in broad, 7.07 3-cone
— Phil Perry (@PhilAPerry) April 29, 2017
Jones: 4.87 40, 22 bench reps, 35in vert, 120in broad, 7.07 3-cone (2/2)
Patriots had 65 players on roster entering draft. Add 4 picks to go up to 69. Now have 21 spots to fill with free agents (vet & undrafted).
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) April 29, 2017
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