Story byJordy McElroy, Patriots WireThu, December 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM UTC·3 min readIn less than a year, the New England Patriots have gone from being looked at as The Overlook Hotel to The Plaza Hotel. For the first time since Tom Brady was the quarterback, the Patriots are the best destination team in the entire NFL. And that's good news if the team wanted to cannonball into the water this offseason with a monster trade for a player like Minnesota Vikings All-Pro wide receiver Justin Jefferson. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIt feels impossible that the Vikings would even consider moving on from a player like Jefferson, but the same could have been said for Micah Parsons, who was ultimately traded by the Dallas Cowboys to the Green Bay Packers back in August. Vikings quarterback J. J. McCarthy hasn't shown any signs of improving, and the team let Sam Darnold walk out the door last offseason.
