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Trade Details
PATS PICK UP UNDERRATED TIGHT END O'SHAUGHNESSY Saturday, April 29, 2017
The New England Patriots acquired tight end James O'Shaughnessy and a 6th-round draft pick (no. 216 overall) in 2017 from the Kansas City Chiefs for a 5th-round draft pick (no. 183 overall) in 2017.
What does it give the New England Patriots?
The Pats later flipped the sixth-rounder to Dallas, so for them this deal was clearly about landing O'Shaugnessy. The underrated tight end is a nice addition for New England because he has a chance to potentially fill the void left by Martellus Bennett. O'Shaughnessy is a talented and athletic pass-catching type of tight end who not only gives New England insurance in case Rob Gronkowski gets injured again, but he provides yet another above-average receiving option for an always-lethal pass attack.
What does it give the Kansas City Chiefs?
The Chiefs used their upgraded draft selection (no. 183 overall) on Ukeme Eligwe, addressing a team need for more linebacker depth. He has the raw talent to possibly be a bit of a steal here, and as mentioned helps fill a positional requirement for KC. That said, the Chiefs might eventually regret giving up on the talented O'Shaughnessy.
Fantasy Impact
This is a classic move by the Patriots: add an underrated potential regular at little cost. O'Shaughnessy has the goods to be New England's second-best pass-catching tight end option in 2017 (even ahead of the block-first Dwayne Allen). Meanwhile, for the Chiefs there's little change fantasy-wise since Travis Kelce was ahead of O'Shaughnessy on the depth chart and the latter wasn't given much of a receiving workload.
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sixth-round draft pick in 2017 (No. 216 overall)
James O'Shaughnessy
a 5th-round draft pick in 2017 (no. 183 overall)