The Patriots and Buccaneers did some wheeling and dealing today, as the Pats traded with Tampa Bay for tight end Alex Smith. Reports say that the Pats gave up an undisclosed pick in next year’s NFL draft for the four-year veteran.

I know we’re all about burned out on the Josh Freeman Stories about now, but there’s one more yet to be heard. I’ll provide a snippet below and you can find the rest of Brett’s take at Bring on the Cats, our K-State Blog. Here’s the snippet:

In a move that will surprise absolutely no one, the Buccaneers traded Alex Smith.

...UPDATE... 5/3/09 10:08am

The Bucs received a 5th Round Draft Pick for TE Alex Smith says the Pewter Report.

The Bucs traded tight end Alex Smith to the New England Patriots for an undisclosed draft pick in 2010.

Smith, a third-round pick out of Stanford in 2005, became expendable when the Bucs traded two draft picks (second-round pick in '09, fifth in 2010) to the Cleveland Browns for tight end Kellen Winslow.