Let's Stop Suggesting Tim Wright Can Replace Aaron Hernandez, and More …

FOXBORO — WEEI.com's Mike Petraglia breaks down the details of a blockbuster trade that sends six-time Pro Bowl starting left guard Logan Mankins to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for second-year tight end Tim Wright and a 

Here are a few more things to know about the Patriots newest receiver. — Two weeks ago, Tampa Bay coach Lovie Smith criticized Wright's performance this preseason. "He hasn't played as well as Tim should be playing," Smith said according to ESPN.com.

Wright came on strong late last season in coordinator Mike Sullivan's Giants-type offense — in the Week 15 game against San Francisco one Fox television analyst opined that he was "one of the best two or three rookie tight ends in football right now

FOXBORO — WEEI.com's Mike Petraglia breaks down the details of a blockbuster trade that sends six-time Pro Bowl starting left guard Logan Mankins to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for second-year tight end Tim Wright and a 

“Tim's a good player,” Smith said recently. “He just hasn't played as well as he needs to lately.” But four days after throwing out that critique of the Neptune, N.J., native, Smith seemed to change his tune. “I love Tim Wright as a football player