The Saints and Patriots swapped first round picks on Saturday, with New Orleans receiving the seventh overall selection and New England dropping down to tenth. In addition, the Patriots received a third rounder from the Saints and shipped a fifth round pick to New Orleans to complete the trade. The Saints selected defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis.

The New England Patriots have holes in their secondary after losing both Asante Samuel and Randall Gay to free agency and are looking at Leodis McKelvin and Aqib Talib in this month's draft, according to the NFL Network. The team hosted the pair of defensive backs this past weekend, with both possible selections at the seventh pick.

The Patriots signed free agent Victor Hobson on Monday, according to an Associated Press report. Hobson, 28, has spent all five of his seasons with the New York Jets, starting 58 of the 76 games he played. He joins a linebacking group that had Tedy Bruschi, Mike Vrabel and Junior Seau as starters last season. All are over 30.

Wes Welker claims that he doesn't feel any added pressure heading into his second season with the Patriots, according to the Boston Globe. "I don't feel any added pressure. It's just going out there and doing my job and making sure I'm coming through for those guys," said Welker. Welker tallied 1,175 receiving yards and eight touchdowns on 112 catches for New England last season, after signing a deal last offseason. "I could care less how many catches it is [this season]. It really doesn't matter," said Welker. "It's about improving and getting better and helping the offense move down the field, and if that means catching 112 catches, that is what it means. If it means blocking and running the ball 40 times a game, then that is what it needs to be."

New England owner Robert Kraft said on Monday that the Patriots will be cleared in all the lingering SpyGate accusations, according to the Boston Herald. Kraft doesn't believe that former video assistant Matt Walsh has any negative evidence about the team. "I don?t believe there?s anything to it. I?m looking forward to him speaking and hopefully cleaning this up and completely exonerating us. It?s kind of strange that six or seven years after. . .I know ourselves and the NFL have done everything we can do to help his lawyers have him speak," Kraft said.