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Patriots Acquire Aqib Talib In Trade With Buccaneers

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Aqib Talib (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Aqib Talib (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

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BOSTON (CBS) — The trade deadline was not a silent one for the Patriots, who acquired Tampa Bay cornerback Aqib Talib on Thursday.

The Patriots sent a fourth-round pick in 2013 to Tampa Bay in the deal, with the Buccaneers sending their seventh-round pick to the Patriots along with Talib.

The Buccaneers announced the trade shortly after the 4 p.m. deadline.

Talib, 26, was a first-round draft pick (20th overall) by the Bucs in 2008. He has 18 interceptions, three returned for touchdowns, in 58 career games.

Off the field though, he’s had a number of incidents. Most recently, he was suspended four games in October for failing a drug test, though he said it was because he took Aderall. His suspension was due to end after this weekend’s game, but with the Patriots on a bye week, he will likely have to sit out one more game.

In March 2011, he surrendered to police in Texas after a warrant was issued for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly firing a gun at his sister’s boyfriend during a fight. Those charges were eventually dropped, and he was not punished by the NFL due to the lockout. In 2009 he was arrested for allegedly beating a taxi driver, which drew a one-game suspension from the NFL.

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  • http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/11/01/felger-mazz-what-to-expect-from-aqib-talib/ Felger & Mazz: What To Expect From Aqib Talib « CBS Boston

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  • http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/11/05/patriots-chung-on-talib-wants-to-win-so-hes-going-to-fit-in/ Chung On Talib: ‘Wants To Win, So He’s Going To Fit In’ « CBS Boston

    [...] The Patriots acquired Talib from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at last week’s NFL trade deadline, a move they hope gives them a new number-one corner for the rest of the season. He’s had some issues both on and off the field, and is currently serving a suspension that will sideline him for another week, which is why Tampa sent the former first round pick to New England for just a fourth rounder. [...]

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