Patriots Trade Wide Receiver Kayshon Boutte to Texans
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The New England Patriots have traded wide receiver Kayshon Boutte. He is going to the Houston Texans. A new report shared this news.
The Texans wanted a new player. This is because their receiver Higgins is hurt. He cannot play right now.
The Patriots had many wide receivers on their team. Some people called this a logjam. This means too many players for too few spots.
Eliot Wolf works for the Patriots. He is a front office leader. He also talked about another player, Christian Gonzalez. Wolf gave a new update about him.
This trade was a surprise to many football fans. People did not expect the Patriots to move Boutte. Now Boutte will play for a new team.
Vocabulary7 words
- trade
- when a sports team gives a player to another team
- wide receiver
- a football player who catches the ball
- logjam
- too many things or people in one place
- front office
- the people who run a sports team, not players
- injury
- hurt part of the body
- report
- news information from a source
- update
- new information about something
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Answer key
1. Kayshon Boutte 2. Houston Texans 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The New England Patriots have _____ wide receiver Kayshon Boutte.
He is going to the Houston _____.
The Texans wanted a new player because their receiver Higgins is _____.
The Patriots had many wide _____ on their team.
Some people called this a _____.
Eliot _____ works for the Patriots.
He also talked about another player, Christian _____.
This trade was a _____ to many football fans.
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