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The New England Patriots pulled off a trade in the AFC East Division on Thursday night.

They traded with the Buffalo Bills to swap first round NFL Draft picks.

It was the Bills' second trade down after already moving down once for the Texans.

They clearly wanted the guy they picked, Caleb Lomu.

It's a bit curious since the Pats already have Will Campbell and Morgan Moses. They must've liked Lomu enough to not worry about that.

They picked up an additional pick by moving down from 26 to 28 with the Texans, then another additional pick here.

It gives them more chances to hit later on, and they haven't really moved down much at all to do it.