Pats Pulpit on Kayshon Boutte

Traded to Texans; crowded Patriots WR room with Doubs and Brown made his role untenable.

Traded from New England Patriots to Houston Texans for safety Jaylen Reed and a 2028 seventh-round pick. The source notes Boutte would not have had a starting role in a crowded Patriots receiver room with Romeo Doubs and A.J. Brown; the writing was on the wall about his future with the team given these offseason additions. Boutte had established strong chemistry with Drake Maye, posting a 143.8 passer rating when targeted and connecting on 12 of 20 deep targets for six touchdowns and 340 yards last season, but the receiver room grew too crowded for him to remain a featured option.

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