Adam Schefter answers reader questions in his mailbag once a week during the NFL season. Got a query of your own? Submit it here.
Q: What are the chances the New England Patriots trade Ryan Mallett? What about acquire Charles Woodson?
-- Leslie (Oklahoma)
A: New England is in a good spot, Leslie. For starters, it has salary-cap flexibility. If it wants to make a move for a veteran defensive back such as Woodson or Ed Reed, it is in position to do it. New England will upgrade its defense in some way, and my sense is the Patriots believe in Mallett more than other teams do right now. New England has watched him in practice and really been impressed. Even Brian Daboll, who left Kansas City and joined the Patriots in the postseason, recognized that Mallett could have won the starting job with the Chiefs -- and with other NFL franchises.
Q: Adam, I am a little worried that the Minnesota Vikings will trade Percy Harvin and get nothing back (like what happened with Randy Moss). What are your sources telling you? Is he more likely to stay or go right now?
-- Kelsey (Minnesota)
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Adam Schefter joined ESPN in August 2009 as a football reporter and analyst. In his role with the network, he is a regular contributor to ESPN.com and ESPN Insider. He appears regularly on numerous ESPN programs. Prior to joining ESPN, Schefter was a reporter and analyst for the NFL Network, which he joined in 2004 after 15 years as an award-winning reporter for The Denver Post. He was named the Colorado Sports Writer of the Year in 2002 and 2003.
The former president of the Pro Football Writers of America, Schefter is also the author of four books. His latest, "The Class of Football," was released this summer by Harper Collins. The married father of two is a graduate of both the University of Michigan and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. He resides in New York.
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