Patriots land center in trade with Bills

The have apparently identified a need, and they have spent the past week aggre sively filling it. Lane Johnson Jersey According to multiple reports, the Patriots have executed their third trade for an offensive lineman this week, acquiring center from the division rival . A rare in-division trade: Bills are trading C Ru sell Bodine to the New England Patriots, sources tell and me.Bodine is the third OL the Patriots have traded for this week. Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) The Bills will get a sixth-round pick in the deal, per NFL Network: The are trading a 6th round pick to the for C Ru sell Bodine, source said. Buffalos center Mitch Morse getting healthy, combined with David Andrews likely heading to IR with a blood clot nece sitated DeVonta Smith Jersey this. Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) Bodine became expendable for Buffalo with the that presumptive starting center -- signed away from the this offseason on a four-year, $44.5 million deal -- has cleared the concu sion protocol and should be available for Tyree Jackson Jersey Week 1. The Patriots, meanwhile, learned earlier this week that their own starting center, , is likely to mi s a significant amount of time after he was hospitalized when .With Andrews out, is next in line to start at center. A sixth-round pick back in 2016, Karras has largely been a reserve player filling out depth at both center and guard so far in his career.To bolster the depth behind him, the Patriots with the and earlier this week.First, they brought on Donovan McNabb Jersey tackle from Arizona, then acquired interior lineman from Baltimore. New England saw starting tackle sign a monster deal with the in free agency and will also now be without Andrews for a while, so a unit that many consider the league's best will be turning over two of its five members from last season. The remaining players up front - K'Von Wallace Jersey - , , -- should solidify things in front of , , , and company, but you can never have too much depth on hand for legendary offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia to work with.