AFC East

Bill Belichick Has Brutally Honest Response To Trade Question

By Matt Hladik At 4-4, the New England Patriots are still in the AFC playoff chase. Nevertheless, they elected to stand pat before yesterday's trade deadline. The Patriots were not one of the teams who swung big during an unusually active deadline day. At the same time, they also didn't unload any of the players already on their roster who were mentioned in trade rumors. Asked on Wednesday how "close" his team was to making a deal, Bill Belichick gave one of his classic answers. "I don't even know what close means. What does that mean?" Belichick said, via ESPN's Mike Reiss. "…I've had conve…