from the 7-1 patriots to the winnless cleveland browns for a third rounder pick. bill belichick addressed the situation briefly on weei. was best for the football team. there are a lot of things to take into consideration and we could bring up a lot of points to talk about, but in the end that's the bottom line. >> collins is making only $917,000 this season and was looking for a huge pay day at season's end. he would become an unrestricted free agent. the patriots would have received a pick had he left. still there are eight games to go and the playoffs and collins just turned 27. >> the patriots are on a bye week and will one week from sunday against the seahawks without number 91. at gillette stadium, wcvb sports center 5. ed: no sprays that bill belichick has a history of trading away players. seymour with a year left, shipped out. raible, shipped out. mankin shipped out. jones, to arizona. branch was super bowl mvp and he was shipped out. up. and randy moss was traded in 2010. it happens to big name players will. smart has now played in the first three games