Patriots Could Make WR DeVante Parker Available For Trade

Parker’s contract makes it difficult for the Patriots to get out of by releasing him outright.

However, a trade would clear more than $3 million of cap space for New England this offseason.

The Athletic mentions that the Patriots could make Parker available for trade in return for a late-round pick.

Parker, 31, is a former first-round pick out of Louisville by the Dolphins in the 2015 NFL Draft. He played out the final year of a four-year, $10.876 million rookie contract when the Dolphins picked up his fifth-year option.

Miami later signed Parker to a two-year contract worth up to $13 million with incentives in 2019. He was set to make a base salary of $4.4 million with the Dolphins for the 2020 season when Miami signed him to a new four-year, $40 million deal. 

From there, the Dolphins traded Parker and a 2022 fifth-round pick to the Patriots in exchange for a 2023 third-round pick. He agreed to a three-year, $33 million deal last year. 

In 2023, Parker appeared in 13 games for the Patriots and caught 33 passes for 394 yards receiving and no touchdowns.