... in the NFL when they abruptly cut ties with quarterback Kevin O'Connell, a third-round pick from 2008.

They shocked even more people today when Mike Reiss of the Boston Globe broke the news that the Patriots have traded three-time All Pro defensive end Richard Seymour—to the Oakland Raiders.

Even more surprisingly, the compensation for Seymour, drafted in 2001, and now on the last year of his contract, is a first-round draft pick.

But, according to Adam Schefter that draft pick is in 2011, not 2010.

It's not clear whet...

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