{"id":31267,"date":"2025-08-26T23:03:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T23:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=31267"},"modified":"2025-08-26T23:03:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T23:03:13","slug":"breaking-patriots-dump-5th-round-draft-pick-to-keep-receiver-with-1-career-catch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=31267","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Patriots Dump 5th Round Draft Pick to Keep Receiver With 1 Career Catch"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The New England Patriots’ final roster cuts on Tuesday contained at least two shocking moves. First, the Patriots announced that they were parting ways with a Bradyn Swinson — a player Pro Football Focus called\u00a0“one of the most underrated players in the 2025\u00a0NFL\u00a0Draft.”<\/p>\n

At the same time, New England elected to keep a wide receiver who in his career has made exactly\u00a0one catch for 12 yards. By retaining second-year\u00a0wide receiver Javon Baker, the Patriots, barring any upcoming trades or other personnel moves, are set to start the season on Sept. 7 with eight wide receivers on the 53-man roster.<\/p>\n

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Baker was\u00a0a fourth-round pick, 110th overall out of Central Florida, just last year.<\/p>\n

The Patriots made the former LSU edge rusher the 146th overall selection in 2025 \u2014 and at the time longtime Patriots beat reporter and analyst\u00a0Evan Lazar called the 23-year-old\u00a0“among the biggest steals of the draft.”<\/p>\n

In fact, according to Lazar, the Patriots were lucky to nab Swinson at all. The consensus among experts was that the 6-foot-4, 255 pound defensive end \u2014 who was\u00a0predicted by NexGen Stats to\u00a0“eventually be plus starter” \u2014 would be taken high in the third round.<\/p>\n

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Over a minute of #Patriots<\/a> fifth-rounder Bradyn Swinson wrecking South Carolina's offense last season. pic.twitter.com\/cKlUYB5rM9<\/a><\/p>\n

— Evan Lazar (@ezlazar) May 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n