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The New England Patriots have several intriguing decisions to make before the league’s roster cutdown day this weekend. They made one of them involving the wide receiver room Monday.
NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported the Patriots agreed to trade wide receiver Kayshon Boutte to the Houston Texans. In return for Boutte, the Patriots will receive safety Jaylen Reed and a draft selection yet to be specified.
“Trade! The Patriots are sending WR Kayshon Boutte to the Texans for safety Jaylen Reed and a draft pick,” wrote Pelissero on X.
Boutte has been at odds with the Patriots since the team made it clear it was going to add A.J. Brown this offseason. New England also signed Romeo Doubs in NFL free agency.
Both of those receiver additions was going to push Boutte into, at best, a WR3 role.
Each of the past two seasons, Boutte posted at least 550 receiving yards. In 2025, he averaged 16.7 yards per catch with 46 receptions, 551 receiving yards and six scores.
The draft pick will influence how pundits view the Boutte trade. But the team’s immediate return is a sixth-round safety from the 2025 NFL Draft.
Last season, Reed played in seven games, making one start.