Darren Sproles being shopped; could New England be a fit?

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According to Adam Schefter (see below), running back Darren Sproles of the New Orleans Saints has not been released yet and is being used as trade bait. Schefter cites heavy interest from other teams as the motivation behind the move by the Saints.

So the players being shopped have been released yet the player being released, Darren Sproles, now is being shopped. And will be traded.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 11, 2014

Saints still haven’t released RB Darren Sproles and now plan to trade him due to heavy interest, per ESPN source. Not being released, though
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 11, 2014

No word as to who might be interested, but he would be a good fit for the Patriots if he were to land here because of his versatility. More to come as it develops.