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Trade Details
FALCONS PICK UP RICHARDS FROM PATRIOTS Friday, August 31, 2018
The Atlanta Falcons acquired safety Jordan Richards from the New England Patriots for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2020.
What does it give the Atlanta Falcons?
The Falcons decided that they required a little more depth at the safety positions this year, so they did a small deal with the Patriots for Richards (a decent depth player who should play regularly on special teams, and as a rotational defensive back in Atlanta).
What does it give the New England Patriots?
The Patriots are notorious for trading players that they feel they are about to lose for nothing, and they wind up getting something in return. In this case, they were likely to cut Richards on cutdown deadline weekend. So, they took what they could get in return, which is not much.
Fantasy Impact
Richards will not play safety on a regular basis in Atlanta (barring an injury barrage), so his fantasy value is fairly negligible at this point.
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conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2020