{"id":262944,"date":"2025-10-31T13:41:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T13:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/262944\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T13:41:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T13:41:08","slug":"albert-breers-nfl-trade-deadline-notes-and-which-players-could-be-on-the-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/262944\/","title":{"rendered":"Albert Breer\u2019s NFL Trade Deadline Notes and Which Players Could Be on the Move"},"content":{"rendered":"

Orr: Twelve NFL Trade Deadline Deals We\u2019d Love to See<\/a> | Manzano: Top 15 Players Available at the Deadline<\/a> | Manzano: Six NFL Teams That Should Be Sellers<\/a> | Verderame: Biggest Need for 17 Playoff Contenders<\/a><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s trade deadline<\/a> is like a lot of trade deadlines. Lots of names thrown around, some bigger than others. A promise, at one point or another, of a more active market.<\/p>\n

And then, more of the same.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not to say there hasn\u2019t been an uptick in trades of late. There has been. But the names involved haven\u2019t been huge, and the numbers are still modest.<\/p>\n

From 2015 to \u201924, there were, by year, 3, 5, 8, 8, 14, 13, 12, 18, 14 and 18 trades after Oct. 1, respectively; and 1, 2, 5, 5, 4, 6, 5, 11, 8 and 9 trades down in the final hours before the deadline, after the final pre-deadline games were played. Along those lines, this year, there\u2019ve been seven post-Oct. 1 trades, which is two deals behind last year\u2019s pace, one ahead of the league\u2019s 2023 pace, and exactly where we were, numbers-wise, in \u201922.<\/p>\n

The biggest name involved over the past three years was Christian McCaffrey. Next would be Marshon Lattimore, Chase Young, Montez Sweat, Leonard Williams, Bradley Chubb, Roquan Smith and T.J. Hockenson. All those guys are good players. But bigger names like that are thrown around far more often than guys like that are traded.<\/p>\n

So with that in mind, let\u2019s go nuts, and throw some names around.<\/p>\n

From my notebook, four days before the deadline …<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Dolphins are the first seller to be past their Week 9 game, and their edge rushers have elicited plenty of interest\u2014Bradley Chubb, Jaelan Phillips and Matthew Judon could be moved. Phillips, still only 26 and in a contract year, might be the one with the most value, despite losing chunks of the past three years to serious injuries. The Eagles are a team to watch, with the question being how far Philly would go to get him (sounds like it\u2019d cost at least a third-rounder). Teams asking about Jaylen Waddle have been flatly told no. But Miami may be more receptive on Minkah Fitzpatrick. There are also fair questions floating around on whether there are guardrails on the current regime, based on the tenor of conversations.<\/p>\n

\"Miami<\/p>\n

Phillips, 26, has three sacks in nine games this season for the Dolphins. \/ Ken Blaze-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Jets also have edge rushers of interest. The team has no plans to move Will McDonald IV, but is listening on Jermaine Johnson II. Johnson has a year left on his deal after this one, and it sounds like New York would want a second-round pick for him. Veteran DE Michael Clemons is available as well, as is LB Quincy Williams. Maybe the most interesting one here, though, is Breece Hall, who\u2019s the centerpiece of the offense. There might\u2019ve been a point this summer where he\u2019d have gone for a fourth-rounder, but, at this point, even on an expiring deal, it\u2019ll take a Day 2 pick to pry him from the Jets.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Saints\u2019 receivers have been the subject of a lot of talk. New Orleans has received calls on Chris Olave, but the team has shown more interest in extending him than dealing him away. Rashid Shaheed, a burner who\u2019s only 27 and in a contract year, has drawn calls ,too, but the asking price of a Day 2 pick has scared teams away to this point. Teams have reached out on CB Alontae Taylor, too, and those calls have reached a similar conclusion, with a similar price tag (Day 2 pick) proving a bit too rich for a guy on an expiring deal.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 The Titans are open for business on anyone but Cam Ward and Jeffery Simmons. They have already dealt Roger McCreary<\/a>, and have gotten calls on edge players Arden Key and Dre\u2019Mont Jones, and tight end Chig Okonkwo. The team plans to be cognizant of Ward\u2019s development as it tries to make sure all the organizational tumult doesn\u2019t affect his trajectory, so they\u2019ll be careful about further gutting certain areas of the roster. One interesting name could be uber-talented-but-underachieving DT T\u2019Vondre Sweat, whom teams have sniffed around on a bit (Tennessee would like to see if a new staff can reach him).<\/p>\n

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\u2022 The situation in Las Vegas is interesting in that Pete Carroll is trying to build a program, and the roster is so thin that trades could undermine his ability to make progress on that front over the back end of the year. Teams have called on TE Michael Mayer (whom Vegas could actually extend in the offseason) and CB Eric Stokes, and have been told no. Guard Jackson Powers-Johnson has drawn interest, too, and has had his fits and starts with the new staff, so there\u2019s a possibility he\u2019ll get moved. Jakobi Meyers\u2019s name<\/a> has been floating around for a while, but that\u2019s another spot where the Raiders lack depth. There haven\u2019t been many calls on him, either. With his deal up, he could bring more in a 2027 comp pick than a \u201925 trade.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Browns aren\u2019t aggressively working the phones to sell off pieces, but tight end David Njoku looks like a name to watch, if Cleveland gets a firm offer and Njoku signs off on the idea\u2014the team would want to do right by him. That said, this is another team that wants to support its young quarterback, for reasons different than Tennessee\u2019s. In this case, it\u2019d be to get as clean a read on them as possible ahead of 2026.<\/p>\n

\"Cleveland<\/p>\n

Njoku hasn\u2019t been as dominant this season with the emergence of rookie tight end Harold Fannin Jr., making the veteran a possible trade candidate. \/ Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

\u2022 There are a few teams in the middle. One is the Commanders, who could use some edge help, but have a few pieces (Javon Kinlaw, Deebo Samuel) that teams may be interested in. Another is the 49ers, who added a player this week, Keion White<\/a>, whom they believe can be an effective edge that can bump inside in their nickel and is under contract for another year. San Francisco\u2019s a perennial contender, of course, but will be without Nick Bosa and Fred Warner the rest of the year, and has been incredibly beat up in general, which might make them a little more hesitant to spend picks<\/a> on players coming in for only 2025. And a third would be the Bengals, who haven\u2019t shown an appetite for trading Trey Hendrickson, but have at least fished around on the idea of trading LB Logan Wilson.<\/p>\n

\u2022 As for buyers, the Vikings and Colts are among a list of teams looking for corners. That market isn\u2019t rich with options, which could make the Rams (McCreary<\/a>), Browns (Tyson Campbell<\/a>) and Eagles (Michael Carter II<\/a>) look smart for striking a little earlier. Indy could also look at adding an edge player, and teams have called to inquire on the Colts\u2019 own surplus of receivers, so a wideout could end up being a chip for them in a trade.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Chiefs have sniffed around on a defensive tackle and now are drilling down a little more at running back with Isiah Pacheco banged up. The Patriots are another team that has looked at running back, with edge also on the radar there.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 As the Chiefs\u2019 outlook has been impacted by a recent injury, the Bills\u2019 approach has been, too, with Ed Oliver down until the playoffs. Buffalo\u2019s taking a hard look at what\u2019s out there at defensive tackle, and has also kicked the tires on its options at receiver<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Broncos added 41-year-old Marcedes Lewis at tight end, and they may not be done at that spot yet, if they can find a traditional two-way \u201cY\u201d tight end to pair with Evan Engram.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Lions, Ravens, Commanders and (again) Eagles all have shown interest in adding edge rushers.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Giants haven\u2019t signaled much desire to deal off parts (and have told teams no on Kayvon Thibodeaux <\/a>thus far). But Evan Neal could be had as a reclamation project for someone. Similarly, former first-rounder Joe Tryon-Shoyinka is now in Cleveland, and could be a depth piece for one of those edge-hungry teams.<\/p>\n

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