{"id":169469,"date":"2025-06-30T04:19:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T04:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/169469\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T04:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T04:19:12","slug":"falcons-named-in-trade-idea-for-patriots-veteran-wr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/169469\/","title":{"rendered":"Falcons Named in Trade Idea for Patriots’ Veteran WR"},"content":{"rendered":"

Falcons Named in Trade Idea for Patriots’ Veteran WR<\/a> originally appeared on Athlon Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Atlanta Falcons could be making an intriguing move by trading for New England Patriots wide receiver\u00a0Kendrick Bourne.<\/p>\n

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According to Heavy\u2019s Daniel Arwas<\/a>, the Falcons could use a shifty slot receiver, while also taking some of the burden off New England’s crowded receiver room. Bourne is entering his ninth NFL season and fits the profile of a potential trade piece, as well as a possible cut candidate.<\/p>\n

“The player that makes the most sense for a trade at this point is Kendrick Bourne<\/a>, whose combination of previous production and experience, yet lower future upside over the next few years, makes him about the best candidate to be moved,” Arwas said.<\/p>\n

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New England Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne (84) warms up before a game against the Indianapolis Colts at Gillette Stadium.Eric Canha-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

The potential return would be a seventh-round draft pick in 2026, giving the Falcons little to lose if Bourne does not work out. Arwas noted that Bourne, who turns 30 years old in August, offers a specific value to a young quarterback like Michael Penix.<\/p>\n

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“The depth chart at receiver looks exceptionally thin,” Arwas said. “Bourne is a proven talent who has shown the ability to make plays over the middle \u2013 something that is notoriously valuable for young quarterbacks.”<\/p>\n

The Falcons have just under $5 million in cap space, which is the third-lowest in the NFL<\/a>. That means Bourne’s $5.5 million base salary would automatically put Atlanta over the cap. That does put a wrench in this plan for Arwas. Bourne would either have to agree to a restructured contract or the team would release a different player to make space.<\/p>\n

Regardless, it is becoming increasingly likely<\/a> that the Patriots unload Bourne one way or another.<\/p>\n

Related: Drake Maye\u2019s Dual-Threat Ability Could Be Key to Patriots\u2019 Offense<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Jun 30, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Falcons Named in Trade Idea for Patriots’ Veteran WR originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Atlanta Falcons could…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":169470,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2074],"tags":[223,254,2554,36871,224,7,392,7352,1167,249,6,2661],"class_list":{"0":"post-169469","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-atlanta-falcons","8":"tag-atlanta","9":"tag-atlanta-falcons","10":"tag-atlantafalcons","11":"tag-daniel-arwas","12":"tag-falcons","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-indianapolis-colts","15":"tag-kendrick-bourne","16":"tag-new-england","17":"tag-new-england-patriots","18":"tag-nfl","19":"tag-the-falcons"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114770396192612305","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}