DeVante Parker

The DeVante Parker era with the Miami Dolphins ended on Saturday, but his time in the AFC East continues. According to a report from NFL Network's Ian ...

The move really does not come as a surprise as the Dolphins have rebuilt their wide receiver group this offseason and Parker seemed to be the odd-man-out of the group, but the move to send him to the Patriots is a surprise. Miami traded for Hill from the Kansas City Chiefs while Wilson signed as a free agent after beginning his career as a 2018 sixth-round pick of the Dallas Cowboys. According to a report from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Dolphins have agreed to a trade with the New England Patriots to send their 2015 first-round pick to their division rivals.

The former Dolphin has a chance to blossom into the No. 1 option New England has desperately needed. DeVante Parker spent seven years with the Dolphins. Adrian ...

He joins Nelson Agholor, Jakobi Meyers, Kendrick Bourne, N’Keal Harry, Ty Montgomery, Kristian Wilkerson, Malcolm Perry, and Tre Nixon on the depth chart, but it’s still very possible the Patriots will select a wide receiver or two in the NFL Draft. The 29-year-old Parker, who checks in at 6-foot-3, 219 pounds, is a big target with elite speed and soft hands. The Dolphins are reportedly trading DeVante Parker and a 2022 fifth-round pick to the Patriots in exchange for a 2023 third-round pick.

The Miami Dolphins are trading veteran wide receiver DeVante Parker and a 2022 fifth-round pick to the New England Patriots for a 2023 third-round ...

With the addition of a perennial All-Pro in Hill, who cost five draft picks, including first- and second-rounders in this month's draft, and a extension that guarantees $72.2 million, Parker proved even more expendable. Since breaking out in 2019 with a 72-catch, 1,202-yard, nine-TD campaign, Parker has struggled to repeat that production. The 29-year-old wideout carries base salaries of around $5.7 million in 2022 and 2023, but is owed no guaranteed money over those final two seasons.

The Miami Dolphins are trading away former first-round draft pick DeVante Parker. According to the NFL Network, Miami is dealing Parker and a 2022 ...

Miami recently acquired wide receiver Tyreek Hill in a trade with the Kansas City Chiefs. According to the NFL Network, Miami is dealing Parker and a 2022 fifth-round pick to the New England Patriots for a 2023 third-round selection. The former Louisville wide receiver has 338 receptions for 4,727 yards and 24 touchdowns in his NFL career, including his lone score against the Patriots as a rookie in the final game of the 2015 season.

With this trade, Miami now has five picks in the first three rounds of the 2023 draft — two first-rounders, a second-round pick, and a pair of third-round ...

In 10 games last season, Parker caught 40 passes for 515 yards with a pair of touchdowns. With 93 games of experience, Parker has 338 receptions for 4,727 yards with 24 touchdowns. Parker was selected by the Dolphins in the first round of the 2015 draft.

The Patriots have acquired WR DeVante Parker and a 2022 fifth-round draft pick from the Dolphins in exchange for a 2023 third-round pick, a source told ...

Parker's breakout season came in 2019, when he recorded 1,202 yards and nine touchdowns on 72 catches. "He's a big athlete that runs well, has good hands, good run-after-the-catch ability, and good quickness for his size. Miami will now have two first-round picks, a second-rounder and two third-rounders in the 2023 NFL draft. The 6-foot-3, 219-pound Parker played in 10 games last season (eight starts) and totaled 40 receptions for 515 yards and two touchdowns. Over his NFL career, he has played in 93 games (64 starts), totaling 338 receptions for 4,727 yards and 24 touchdowns. He presents a lot of problems on deep balls.

Miami is shipping out the veteran wideout after acquiring Tyreek Hill from the Chiefs.

The Dolphins were always going to find a new home for Parker before the 2022 NFL season. That’s plenty of targets for Jones to work with in the passing game. One plus on top of the draft compensation is the Dolphins clear around $3.3 million in cap space by offloading Parker. He’s signed through 2023 and New England will need to pay his base salary of $5.65 million.

New England sent a 2023 draft choice to its division rivals to acquire Parker.

Yes, New England also used a draft pick to acquire him, but the overall investment is still reasonable. Parker also is under contract for two more years, but his cap impacts are reasonable in both 2022 and 2023: this year, he will hit New England’s books with a cap number of $6.04 million; he will cost $7.3 million in 2023. Adding Parker to the Patriots’ current wide receiver group raises the floor at the position and makes it a better one all around. Adding a player of Parker’s experience and proven quality at the net price of a fourth-rounder can be classified as solid business. The 29-year-old does not come without his questions — he has missed time due to injury in six of his seven NFL seasons, for example — but he instantly improves the Patriots’ wide receiver position and gives Jones a high-upside downfield weapon. The Patriots have lacked a true deep threat ever since the days of Brandin Cooks in 2017.

The New England Patriots acquired wide receiver Devante Parker on Saturday. Twitter had strong reactions to the Patriots' latest move.

Parker tallied 40 catches for 515 yards and two touchdowns last season. He was a key complementary weapon for the Miami Dolphins. Now that the Dolphins have loaded up wide receiver with the addition of Tyreek Hill, Parker gets a chance to write a new story with New England. In doing so, the Patriots added another weapon to their wide receiver group.

He combines size and speed like few others. · Trade terms, per source: Patriots get WR DeVante Parker and a 2022 5th-round pick. · Nobody in the NFL has made more ...

Parker carved out a role as a rookie in Miami, finishing the season with 26 catches for 494 yards and three touchdowns. Parker has always had the talent, skillset, and drive, but injuries have held him back in stretches throughout his career. One of the best games of his career came against New England in 2019, when he outdueled Stephon Gilmore en route to 8 receptions for 137 yards. Parker, the son of Raneca Parker and former Louisville running back Anthony Shelman, was rated Rivals’ fifth-best player from Kentucky in high school. Parker, 29, checks in at 6-foot-3, 219 pounds and is a big target with elite speed and soft hands. Parker left tied for the school record holder with 33 career TD receptions.

Evaluating the Miami Dolphins decision to trade wide receiver DeVante Parker to the New England Patriots.

If you are winning a trade and do it in the division, not only are you gaining value, but you are weakening a primary opponent as well.” If that's what happens with Parker in New England, it will make a questionable trade even more questionable because the Dolphins didn't really get better with this move but potentially helped the Patriots. "Don’t make a trade unless you believe you are winning it. Fryar had been a bit of a disappointment in New England after being the first overall pick in the 1984 draft, but he was highly productive for the Dolphins for three seasons before leaving as a free agent in 1996. The worst-case scenario for the Dolphins is that Parker does for New England was Wes Welker did after Miami traded him to New England in 2007, but the circumstances are totally different, starting with the fact that Parker won't be catching passes from Tom Brady. DeVante Parker's up-and-down career with the Miami Dolphins ended Saturday when the team agreed to trade him to the New England Patriots in a deal involving draft picks.

The Miami Dolphins traded one of the most productive receivers in their history in DeVante Parker, so what should fans make of this move?

They also clear all of Parker’s $9 million that was supposed to be on the books in 2023. Parker ends his tenure with the Dolphins as one of the most productive receivers in team history. By moving on from Parker, the Dolphins also get the benefit of saving some cap space, as they clear $3.34 million this season.

And if Parker can turn into another wide receiver that was traded to New England in 2007... Patriots-Dolphins trade history under BB: 4/25 ...

With several needs still on both sides of the ball, trading out of No. 21 and picking up a few extra picks in that 30-100 range may be the best plan for the Patriots in the future. I wrote about this in last week’s column, but my gut feeling is that unless an elite player that they had a top 15 grade on falls they’ll likely trade out to pick up as much capital inside the top 100 as possible. Even with Isaiah Wynn up after the 2022 season, I’d say it’s pretty low that the Patriots would use a top pick in the draft at a spot where they have some stability at both spots. Kraft also told reporters at the league meeting that he is a “huge fan” of Mac Jones not only because of his ability but how he handles himself on the field, in the locker room and in the community. A swing tackle is certainly a need, but likely something they’ll look to add in the later rounds. The offensive line in general is certainly a spot that the Patriots may invest in earlier than people think. It appears that they have made it a precedent to load up with athletic box and slot defenders to try and slow down these high-powered offenses they are going to face within their division and the conference as a whole. This past week, Jones donated $100,000 dollars to the Metro South Boys and Girls club of Brockton and spent hours hanging out with some of the kids. With the Patriots drafting Alabama players on a regular rate — just last year they added quarterback Mac Jones and defensive tackle Christian Barmore — it gives us a good look at who could become potential future additions to the team. Jonathan Jones, Myles Bryant, Adrian Phillips, Kyle Dugger and now Jabrill Peppers might be evidence that the Patriots’ perspective of value has shifted towards a more undersized, but athletic and speedy secondary going forward — all while having competent outside corners rather than the elite ones they have had ever since the days of Aqib Talib in the early 2010s. After the Miami Dolphins drafted Jaylen Waddle in the first round last year, signed Cedrick Wilson Jr. and then traded for Tyreek Hill, Parker saw himself likely looking from the outside in and needed a fresh start elsewhere while the Dolphins could use some cap relief. With the calendar turning from March to April, the NFL is officially in draft mode.

The Dolphins took a big-name wide receiver from a fellow AFC contender this offseason, landing Tyreek Hill in a blockbuster trade with the Chiefs.

At a reasonable $5.6 million base salary in 2022, Parker brings both size and playmaking ability to a receiving corps also featuring Jakobi Meyers, Nelson Agholor and Kendrick Bourne. Worst-case scenario, he battles more injury issues, which plagued him in 2021, and the Pats roll with their WR lineup from a year ago. The Pats are giving up the value of a late fifth to get a guy with 64 starts and proven jump-ball ability at a position that needed more help this offseason. But this isn't a normal year for the Dolphins, who just surrendered all kinds of picks for -- and committed $30 million per year to -- new No. 1 Tyreek Hill; paid Cedrick Wilson Jr. for a top-three role; and have Jaylen Waddle locked into a starting gig.