The Facts: Last week, Patriots V.P. of player personnel Nick Caserio didn't slam the door on a possible trade of Garoppolo. Adam Schefter of ESPN now has. Per Schefter, a Garoppolo trade is "not happening."

Diehards Line: As PFT's Mike Florio suggests, this doesn’t mean the Patriots would have never traded Garoppolo under any set of circumstances. It means that none of the potentially interested teams (like the Browns) will be making the Patriots an offer they can’t refuse. As Florio understands it, Patriots HC Bill Belichick has decided that, for 2017, he wants Garoppolo to serve as Tom Brady’s No. 2, and that Belichick will worry about 2018 when 2018 comes. ... But we'll continue to watch for more.