Are the Pats in for Another Randy Moss-Like Trade?

The Oakland Raiders sure hope not. Over the past several weeks, the Patriots have tossed around several names of players that could replace the gaping hole Mike Vrabel left when he was traded to the Chiefs in the free agency. First it was Julius Peppers, then it was Jason Taylor, but as more and more of these players elude the ranks of Bill Belichick, a new name has slowly arisen as perhaps the next great linebacker for the New England Patriots: Derrick Burgess.

Burgess is in the last year of a five-year deal with the Oakland Raiders, where he jumped aboard after leaving the Philadelphia Eagles in 2005. The 30-year-old LB could be considered a fine piece of real estate for New England, as Belichick tends to take older players and revive their careers. This supposed Burgess deal could bring a second-round pick to the Raiders in next year’s draft, but Oakland has to be slightly suspicious of this deal, seeing as how their 2007 deal of swapping Randy Moss for a fourth-round pick (John Bowie) with the Patriots turned out - Moss turned into an unstoppable force for the Patriots and Bowie ended up on the sidelines. We’ll find out soon if Derrick Burgess will become a Patriot, so stick around!

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