NEReceived
PKyle Van NoyNew England Patriots
#2017 seventh-round pick
Role-changing linebacker trade · October 25, 2016
The quiet trade that brought Kyle Van Noy to New England
New England acquired Kyle Van Noy and a seventh-round pick while Detroit received a sixth-round selection.
See where this happened in the 2016 trade deadline →The original receipt
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Detroit Lions
#2017 sixth-round pick
Why it happened
The bet each side made
The move reset two roster plans during the NFL transaction calendar.
Why history remembers it
Van Noy became a versatile starter on two Patriots championship teams. New England found a better schematic role for the former second-round pick. A late-round swap produced one of the decade's best deadline values.
What changed
The consequences
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