The Patriots today announced that they have traded an undisclosed pick in the 2010 NFL Draft to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for tight end Alex Smith.
Smith has spent all four of his NFL seasons with the Buccaneers. The 6-foot-4 inch, 258-pound Smith has 129 career receptions for 1,252 yards and eleven touchdowns. In fourteen games of the 2008 season, Smith caught 21 passes for 250 yards and three touchdowns.
Smith is in the final year of a $1.55 million contract this season. He joins an already crowded tight end corps that includes Benjamin Watson, David Thomas, Chris Baker, Tyson DeVree and Brad Lisorti.
Smith is more of a blocking tight end, however, this move could possibly signal that Watson's days in Foxboro are numbered. Watson has had a career plagued with injuries and dropped receptions and Patriots fans are wearing thin on the talented yet underachieving tight end.
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