One team’s healthy scratch is another’s treasure: Making sense of why Patriots traded Kayshon Boutte to Texans

Getty Images The New England Patriots traded wide receiver Kayshon Boutte to the Houston Texans in exchange for safety Jaylen Reed and a future seventh-round draft pick this week. The move made sense, as Boutte had been the subject of trade rumors this offseason given the upgrades New England made at the position, while the Texans just saw second-year pass-catcher Jayden Higgins go down with a torn ACL. What didn’t make sense about this deal, however, was the compensation. CBS Sports’ Bryan DeArdo said the Texans easily won this trade , grading it as an “A” for Houston and much…