Baker Mayfield thought the Patriots would trade up to draft him

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Baker Mayfield went to Cleveland with the first overall pick in last year's draft, but that wasn't what he was expecting to do. Mayfield told ESPN that before draft day, he didn't know he was the Browns' pick — and that he actually thought the Browns were going to pass on him, and the Patriots would trade up to take him at No. 2 overall. Eventually, the Patriots are going to need to replace Tom Brady, and Mayfield's agent said last year that the Patriots, who had two first-round picks and two second-round picks, had explored the possibility of trading all the way up to the second overall pick to draft Mayfield.

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