Overview
- Following Thursday’s training‑camp practice, Boutte has continued a hot start to camp by making multiple deep catches and building clear rapport with quarterback Drake Maye.
- Boutte has publicly downplayed trade talk, saying he is focused on the present and deferring trade questions to coach Mike Vrabel.
- Coach Mike Vrabel has praised Boutte’s professionalism and performance while also saying the team will consider moving receivers to add draft picks or address other needs.
- Reports show Boutte requested a trade in the spring and was shopped for modest Day‑3 compensation, but offers have been thin and no deal has been made so far.
- The Patriots face a choice before final cuts or the midseason deadline: keep a productive, contract‑year deep threat to deploy with A.J. Brown and Romeo Doubs or trade him now for late draft capital, which would affect Boutte’s chance to maximize his next contract.