Patriots' DeVante Parker details ‘decision’ to get traded to New England
Parker left South Beach shortly after former Kansas City Chiefs star Tyreek Hill was shipped to Miami
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It took a special request for two intradivisional rivals to shake hands and agree to a trade in the AFC East.
When the Miami Dolphins traded away 2015 first-round wide receiver DeVante Parker to the New England Patriots, fans from both teams wondered what kind of devilish pitch fomented between adversaries.
Parker said that all it took was a simple request to buddy and Dolphins GM, Chris Grier.
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The WR was eventually sent packing to Foxborough.
"I chose to get traded here," Parker told the media on Thursday. "My agent [Jimmy Gould] hit me up, just telling me what the situation was, and the options I had for the teams to go to. The first on my list was the Patriots. I’m just excited we were able to get everything done."
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As relayed by OutKick’s Nick Geddes, the Patriots acquired Parker and a 2022 fifth-round pick from Miami in exchange for a 2023 third-round pick.
DOLPHINS TRADING DEVANTE PARKER TO DIVISION RIVAL NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Parker left South Beach shortly after former Kansas City Chiefs star Tyreek Hill was shipped to Miami — eclipsing Parker on the depth chart, which set the trade with the Pats in motion.
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"When you have an opportunity to do right by the player and the organization —both sides feel good about it. This was never anything where we [had] planned to trade DeVante," Grier told reporters Wednesday afternoon regarding the offseason activity.
The former Dolphins wideout now works to become Mac Jones’ top target in New England: expecting to recreate some of the 2019 magic in Miami when Parker caught 72 passes for 1,202 receiving yards and nine touchdowns.
Parker lauded his new QB during the interview.
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"My impressions of Mac: He has a nice arm on him," he commented. "He was zipping it. It was a great workout for all of us. It was good for me to come down and start throwing with him early, get the timing down."
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