Ex-NFL Player Believes Patriots Will ‘Shock Us All’ In 2021 Draft

The New England Patriots had an aggressive approach in the first days of free agency. According to a former Patriots player, the team will do the same in the 2021 draft.

Nate Burleson is a fan of this great idea. He believes the Patriots will make tons of noise on Day 1 of the 2021 draft.

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick addressed pretty much every need in free agency. He brought many players to New England. He re-signed Cam Newton to a one-year deal. But, Newton is not a franchise quarterback. He may not be the Patriots quarterback of the future. Jarrett Stidham is here.

Patriots to go wild in the 2021 draft

Newton will probably start games in 2021, but Burleson is convinced that the Patriots will get the next signal-caller in the first round of the draft.

“Listen, I know the Patriots signed Cam Newton and it’s really a one-year rental deal. It’s a ‘let’s see if we can do this again,’ ” Burleson said Tuesday on NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football.” “Give Cam one more opportunity to learn the playbook, learn the skill players around him. But if I’m Bill Belichick and I’m sitting back and I want to have the best quarterback room possible — that’s push Cam Newton to be the best he can be at this point in his career and then have a young guy who’s gonna learn this system and be willing to take the keys once I hand him the car.

“I do feel like they’re going to shock somebody. They’re going to shock us all and go with a quarterback that can add to this room. … Before we bury the Patriots, remember: one, what they did in free agency. Cam Newton has a lot to prove this season and if they get one of these young studs — are you really going to tell me that a talented, young quarterback going to New England doesn’t scare you for the next handful of years? It would me, that’s for sure.”

There’s so much hype surrounding the top quarterback prospects in the draft. If Belichick wants to get one of these, he will do the impossible to trade up the draft.

The Patriots look really good at this point. They have the best duo of tight ends in the NFL. Hunter Henry and Jonnu Smith are more than excited to work together.