The curtain fell on the Duke Dawson era in Foxboro Friday when the Patriots shipped defensive back to the Broncos.
And even though the 2018 second-round pick wasn't having a particularly good preseason, it was still jarring to see New England cut ties with Dawson before he ever appeared in a regular-season game.
Though Dawson is Bill Belichick's latest misfire in the second round, he's far from the only one. Patriots fans will point to Chad Jackson, Ras-I Dowling, Jordan Richards, and Cyrus Jones as prime examples of the team's second-round failures.
But in addition to the egregious whiffs, Belichick has also added players like Rob Gronkowski, Matt Light, and Patrick Chung in Round 2.
That mixed track record prompted this line from NBC Sports Boston's Tom E. Curran on Twitter Friday afternoon: "Rd 2 misses remain a curiosity, not a crisis."
Here's a closer look at Belichick's rollercoaster track record in the second round of the draft.>>>>>
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