Bill Belichick traded out of the first round and Patriots fans were so mad

The New England Patriots don’t usually make splashes in the NFL Draft, and 2020 carries that trend.

New England traded the No. 23 pick to the Los Angeles Chargers for a second-round pick (No. 37) and a third-round pick (No. 71). There were still solid players on the board like linebackers Patrick Queen and Kenneth Murray, but Bill Belichick wasn’t sold enough to make a move in the first round.

A few people were ready for this move before the draft began.

I can’t wait for tonight when the Patriots trade down from #23 and life starts to feel normal again.

— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) April 23, 2020

Everyone agrees that we’re all gonna wait up till 1030 just to watch the Patriots trade down, right?

It’s a yearly tradition. 😁😁😁

— Savage Boston Sports 🇺🇸🍀❄️☃️ (@SavageBoston) April 23, 2020

Patriots fans weren’t happy to wait and end up with nothing in the first round.

Just sat through 3 hours of draft for the Patriots to trade out pic.twitter.com/JDYbvaPCd9

— ‘16 Brady Brycen 👑 (@BrycenNFL) April 24, 2020

Patriots trade back with a ton of talent on the board..

— Brett (@TheBG_11) April 24, 2020

The Patriots “culture” has been having tom brady and being the only team in 4 sports smart enough to just trade down 70 times every draft

— Kevin (@ntrider825) April 24, 2020

The @Patriots are tanking this season away. No more #Patriots talk allowed until the #2021NFLDraft when Belichick trades the first overall pick for 7 2nd round and 5 4th rounds picks. pic.twitter.com/RSMLPIVqC2

— Mike Dodd (@GrayingWolf) April 24, 2020

Three things in life are certain.
1. Death. 2. Taxes. 3. Bill Belichik Trades out of the first round. #NFLDraft #Patriots 😐

— Alex Hayes (@Alex_Hayes41) April 24, 2020

Luv watching the first 3 hours of the draft just for the patriots to trade out of the first round!!! pic.twitter.com/clN7ASfFi0

— s i e r r a 🌿 (@lifebysierra) April 24, 2020

Kenneth Murray does go at pick 23, but not to the Patriots, to the Chargers because of a New England trade down. A lot of Patriots fans, including myself, wanted Murray.

— Derek Havens (@PatriotsHaven) April 24, 2020

Wasted 3 hours watching the draft just to see the @Patriots trade their pick….

— Kevin Ma (@Rookie_MCY) April 24, 2020

When you wait up until 4am for the 23rd pick only 😡 for 😡 @Patriots 😡to 😡 trade 😡
#NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/WBjcOllvuj

— Anna Grew (@annagreww) April 24, 2020

Patriots trade back. Shouldn’t have got my hopes up but we have 7 picks in the first 4 rounds!!! pic.twitter.com/YB5Sed942X

— Mike (@m_parham15) April 24, 2020

I waited over 2 1/2 hours just for the Patriots to trade their pick…again pic.twitter.com/FTnu3x3wpP

— Lorenzo (@LorenzoTeves) April 24, 2020

All that waiting for nothing pic.twitter.com/0PjXCFVLUw

— Belichick hates 1st round picks (@Cris_Ocgd) April 24, 2020

 

 

Just watched three hours of the NFL Draft just to have the Patriots trade out of the first round 🙃

— Davis Mikell (@DavisMikell) April 24, 2020

Just so we’re clear the patriots traded out because they didn’t have a second because the failed the Sanu trade…

— Ron Simons (@mr_rondo101) April 24, 2020

Live look at the #Patriots war room after the trade was made official.#NFLDraft2020 #GoPats https://t.co/pX0IyxvtSy pic.twitter.com/FwMxh3AIoT

— Polar Ginger (@PolarGinger) April 24, 2020