Pats Send Future Draft Pick to Bucs for Smith

The New England Patriots have given up a fifth-round draft pick in the 2010 NFL Draft for tight end Alex Smith, as Smith was traded from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Friday in a deal that sent the four-year veteran to New England. The deal was made after the Bucs picked up former Browns player Kellen Winslow earlier this month, filling the tight end slot for Tampa Bay along with Jerramy Stevens and causing a surplus to be had with Smith.

Smith, a Denver native in his fifth season with the NFL, was acquired by the Buccaneers in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft and has tacked up 129 receptions for 1,252 yards and 11 touchdowns in 58 games, starting most of the season’s games for the Bucs last year. He now joins Brad Listorti, Benjamin Watson, Chris Baker and Tyson DeVree and David Thomas on the Pats’ roster of tight ends.

Although the Patriots gave up a fifth-round pick in next year’s draft to acquire Alex Smith, the team still has plenty of picks in the 2010 draft, including assigned picks in the first, second, third, fourth, sixth and seventh rounds, as well as two second-round picks acquired by the Jaguars and Titans and a seven-rounder from the Eagles in the recent Greg Lewis trade.

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