Juke99
10-12-2011, 06:25 AM
Dez Bryant, Devin McCourty meet againCowboys
Receiver, Patriots corner -- intertwined in draft dealings -- to face off on field
By Chris Forsberg
ESPNBoston.com
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- With the New England Patriots set to host the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday at Gillette Stadium, New England's 2010 draft will be thrust into the spotlight.
The Patriots and Cowboys worked a first-round swap that year which landed Dez Bryant in Dallas and brought Devin McCourty to New England.
The Patriots had interest in Dez Bryant before the 2010 draft, and he's got their attention again heading into Sunday's game.
Those two players could even spend time matched up against each other on Sunday, affording the rare opportunity to critique a deal when the principle parties -- at similar stages of their careers -- are matched up on one another.
At the moment, neither side is griping about the deal. The Patriots entered the 2010 draft with the No. 22 pick, but -- as they are wont to do -- traded out of that position, sending the selection to Denver in exchange for the No. 24 pick and a fourth-round choice (113th overall) that they would use to select tight end Aaron Hernandez.
http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/id/7090552/dallas-cowboys-dez-bryant-new-england-patriots-devin-mccourty-meet-again
Receiver, Patriots corner -- intertwined in draft dealings -- to face off on field
By Chris Forsberg
ESPNBoston.com
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- With the New England Patriots set to host the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday at Gillette Stadium, New England's 2010 draft will be thrust into the spotlight.
The Patriots and Cowboys worked a first-round swap that year which landed Dez Bryant in Dallas and brought Devin McCourty to New England.
The Patriots had interest in Dez Bryant before the 2010 draft, and he's got their attention again heading into Sunday's game.
Those two players could even spend time matched up against each other on Sunday, affording the rare opportunity to critique a deal when the principle parties -- at similar stages of their careers -- are matched up on one another.
At the moment, neither side is griping about the deal. The Patriots entered the 2010 draft with the No. 22 pick, but -- as they are wont to do -- traded out of that position, sending the selection to Denver in exchange for the No. 24 pick and a fourth-round choice (113th overall) that they would use to select tight end Aaron Hernandez.
http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/id/7090552/dallas-cowboys-dez-bryant-new-england-patriots-devin-mccourty-meet-again