Insider Drops HUGE Patriots Trade Report...

Albert Breer just floated a name that has Patriots fans doing a double-take. The Patriots, he said, are out there looking at buying two. And then, maybe they could bring back Ca'Von Chason from Washington. The same Chason they let walk in March. Yesterday, against the Eagles, he finished with seven pressures, the second most in a single game of his career. And the deadline? Tuesday, November 10th, eight days from now. So is he really the answer? And what would it even cost to get him back in New England? To answer that, you have to know how a first-round pick nobody wanted turned into a guy worth $11 million. Let's start at the beginning. 2020, the Jaguars take him 20th overall out of LSU. That pick came from the Rams in the Jalen Ramsey trade, so the Jaguars had a lot riding on it. And it went nowhere. In his first four regular seasons in Jacksonville, he had just five sacks total. One sack in 2020, one in 2021, one in 2022, and two in 2023. In 2022, he tore up his knee and went on injured reserve in October. In May of 2023, Jacksonville declined his fifth-year option. That option would have paid him a fully guaranteed $12.141 million for 2024. Now think about that. The team that drafted him looked at $12 million for one more year and said, nah, we're good. And it got worse before it got better. Carolina signed him in March of 2024 and cut him on September 3rd. Seven days later, the Raiders signed him to the practice squad. Now they made him active on October 5th and he finished with five sacks, more than his In his last three Jaguars years combined. The first round pick, cut in camp on a practice squad, that was the floor. And that's when the Patriots called. March of 2025, a one-year deal worth $3 million of a base contract and up to $5 million with incentives. They thought of him as a situational rusher. He played 62.7% of their defensive snaps. Mike Vrabel said that he showed up, quote, ready to learn, work, and earn a role, and he's done that. Then came Week 7 against the Titans. Two sacks and a fumble return for a touchdown. AFC Defensive Player of the Week. Vrabel said afterward, I'm hopeful that his best football is in front of him. He finished 2025 with seven and a half sacks in the regular season, a career high. Two in 23, five in 24, seven and a half in 25 every single year he had more. And in the playoffs, he added three more in four games, two against the Chargers and one against the Texans. It wasn't a one-month fluke either. By week seven, he was already second on the team in sacks behind just Harold Landry. In the playoffs against Houston, he played a season-high 53 snaps with, of course, the one sack and four QB hits. And it's not only the sacks. ESPN had him 15th amongst edge rushers and pass rush win rate that October. So the Globe wrote that he had outplayed his contract and will likely cash in. And the question was, at what cost? Of course, he hit free agency in Washington and came up with $11 million and up to $12 million for one year. Do the math. Up from $5 million from the Patriots, $11 million from Washington. You didn't lose a player, you just lost a bargain. Now, speaking of bargain, on Kalshi, you're right on the Patriots are at a 57% chance to beat the Packers on Sunday. On Kalshi, you're trading directly against other users, not the house like our traditional sports books. You're buying yes or no contracts in the outcome of events across sports, politics, or even the weather. For example, I'm trading on the Patriots to win this Sunday, and an $80 trade pays out $131.79. I know the Patriots have been injured, but I truly believe that Drake May is going to keep pulling them to victory. Now, if you're interested in trying out our presenting sponsor, Kalshi, use the link in the description or in the pinned comment, and when new users sign up with the code DIGESTNFL and trade $25, you'll get an extra $55 instantly. Thank you to Kalshi for sponsoring today's show. Now, back to the question, is he still that guy? This season with Washington, he has three and a half sacks in seven games, which is one every two games. Last year in New England, it was seven and a half sacks in 16 regular season games, 0.5 a game, and then 0.5 a game now. Same rate, different team. He also has 10 QB hits this season, and with that 3.5 sack number, it ties him with Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore. And then came yesterday, a week after he had zero hits against the 49ers, he had one sack and three QB hits against the Eagles and those seven pressures. The Commander's own beat writers call him their best pass rusher this season at a 14.7% pressure rate. And Dan Quinn said at the league meetings in March about the new pass rush, amen, he delivered. That is three straight seasons of a player who is at least a rotational rusher, after four years of one-sack seasons. So what changed? Well, the usage did. The coach found a role, and he kept that role. In New England, Vrabel's staff built a plan around speed and effort, and Chaisson ran with it. So he is playing well, and that's the problem because it makes him even harder to get. Now the part that everybody asks, do the Patriots even need an edge rusher? Well, they're 5-3 after beating the Dolphins, 24-19 on Sunday. They don't have the lead in the division, even though Buffalo is 6-1, a game and a half ahead. And the pass rush is not the problem. The Patriots have 22 sacks, 7th in the league. But it's thin. Barmore missed two games, and he has 3.5 sacks. So Chason doesn't fix a broken defense. He's a rental to make a good one deeper. That matches what Breer said, buyers, not a team that is all in. But there is a catch. Breer can say, looking at buying, and the Patriots have a history with it. Last deadline, they didn't buy. They sold. Keon White went to the San Francisco 49ers, and Kyle Duggar went to Pittsburgh, a 2026 sixth for each. And Breer said then that the Patriots didn't want to spend high picks on short-term fixes. A late-round rental isn't a high pick, so this one actually fits how they think. And think about what Washington did last March. They signed Odell Odunze for four years and $100 million, and Chase on for one. So Chason is the cheap half of this pass rush, and that pass rush has 16 sacks in seven games, 21st in the league. That's a team that signed two edge rushers and still can't get home. Selling the cheaper one is not exactly a crazy thought. Now Breer also pointed at the other expiring commanders on the board, Darren Payne, Dorrance Armstrong, and of course Chason. Payne is $27.95 million, Armstrong is $11.58 million, Chason of course the cheapest at $11.47. For the money, Right there, the cheapest one. and probably the easiest to sell in some light. So what would it cost? Well, start with the cap because this is where the sources can disagree. Chason's cap hit is $11.47 million a year. Spotrac has the Patriots at about $6.1 million of cap room. But a trade this late doesn't cost the whole $11.47 million. It costs what's left of the season, roughly half of it, which is why the price in picks matters more than the money. Just look at what rentals have cost. In 2024, Detroit paid a fifth and a sixth for Z'Darrius Last year, Chicago sent a sixth for Joe Tyrone Shoinka, and Baltimore got a conditional fifth for Draymond Jones. A late-round pick, that's the price of a rental. And the Patriots have those picks, their own 20-27 picks, in rounds one through four and six, plus a fifth from Chicago. So the price isn't the problem. It's whether Washington wants to sell. Because the Commanders are 2-4-1, but they just beat the Eagles 27-10, and Jason, he had a sack in that game. The division? Wide open. The Giants lead it at 4-2-1, the Eagles right there with 2-6. Breer said his availability could depend on where Washington sits in the NFC East. Right now, that is two games back of the Giants. Washington has $25.5 million of cap space, so nothing forces them to sell. They sell for picks, or they don't. So here's where I land. At this point, there's a lot of things to watch, and so let's go through three of them. 1. Washington. They're 2-4-1. They're 3rd in the NFC East. A division where the leader, the Giants, 4-2-1. Every result moves their answer. The Patriots, this Sunday against Green Bay, 4-25. Cal State has about a 57% chance to win, and a win keeps them as buyers. And then 3, the deadline itself. Tuesday, November 4th at 4pm Eastern. Whatever happens, it happens by then. And if it doesn't happen, the Patriots lose nothing. They keep their picks, and he walks and marches again. It's a float, not a deal. Rear said maybe. Nobody said the Patriots have called just yet. But the pieces fit. Same player, a late pick as the price, and an expiring contract. His deal is one year. He's a free agent again after the season, so Washington, he would be selling as a rental. Now, if Washington keeps losing, this gets real really fast. However, if they win, he might end up staying. If you want to know how this turns out before it happens, we're currently going toward 15,000 subscribers, and I want to try and hit their buy the trade deadline. It's a hard ask, but guess what? I believe in Patriots Nation, and if you want daily content, we got it for you right here. Now, last question I have for you. Would you bring back Chase Sawn for a late round pick? Why for yes or and for no? Let me know down in the comment section, and we'll see you next time. For now, peace out.