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<\/p>\nINDIANAPOLIS \u2014 Another day down at the combine \u2026.<\/p>\n
Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III\u2019s situation with the Seahawks remains an interesting one. Presuming the Seahawks decline to tag Walker, the Chiefs loom as an interesting suitor.<\/p>\n
Now, Andy Reid\u2019s history would tell you that Kansas City might be hesitant to do it. But the Chiefs engaged the Jets before the trade deadline on a potential deal for Breece Hall, and GM Brett Veach said at his press conference here that the team will be actively looking to get more explosive in the run game this offseason.<\/p>\n
While drafting Notre Dame\u2019s Jeremiyah Love would be a more economical way to accomplish that, there\u2019s no assurance that a guy who many see as the draft\u2019s top player, even at a devalued position, will be there when the Chiefs pick at No. 9.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s also worth noting that some pretty smart teams have come around recently on investing at the position, partly on the premise that running backs have been devalued to the point where they\u2019ve become valuable again. You\u2019ll remember, two offseasons ago, the Eagles, Packers and Ravens\u2014three smart teams\u2014spent big on free agents Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs and Derrick Henry. Safe to say two seasons later, those were sound investments.<\/p>\n
Maybe Walker, who might pair nicely with a high draft pick like Ohio State\u2019s Carnell Tate coming in at the receiver spot, would be one too for the Chiefs. I\u2019d also assume a few other teams, like the Broncos and Texans, might also see it that way.<\/p>\n
\u00a0A Recent Comparison for Potential A.J. Brown Trade<\/p>\n
My sense is that A.J. Brown\u2019s camp has a feel for his potential trade market. And while I don\u2019t think that Eagles GM Howie Roseman is going to start shopping Brown around, I do think he\u2019ll listen to any incoming offers for his star receiver, who\u2019s 29 years old and has four 1,000-yard seasons in his four years as an Eagle.<\/p>\n
The next piece, then, would be finding a fair trade comp for Brown.<\/p>\n
One would be the Stefon Diggs trade in 2024. The Bills sent Diggs to the Texans that offseason, packaging him with a sixth-round pick and a 2025 fifth-rounder in exchange for a 2025 second-round pick. Diggs, having just turned 30, was a little more than a year older than Brown is now. Like Brown, he was coming off four 1,000-yard seasons in four years with his second NFL team.\u00a0 So this lines up in a lot of ways.<\/p>\n
Of course, having a few teams involved could change the price, and I\u2019m sure Roseman will be looking for a first-rounder, or even more than just that. And since it\u2019s Roseman, you can be sure he\u2019ll find the best deal possible for the Eagles. How good that deal is, I\u2019d think, will probably determine whether a deal happens at all.<\/p>\n
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Linebacker Tremaine Edmunds should have a significant market due to his blend of skill and youth. | Mike Dinovo-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
\u00a0Tremaine Edmunds\u2019s Market<\/p>\n
Tremaine Edmunds is somehow both heading into his ninth NFL season and still two months shy of his 28th birthday. And so as the Bears seek a potential trade partner to shed a little salary, there should be a market for the big, athletic, still relatively young linebacker.<\/p>\n
What sort of return will Edmunds bring? My guess is that an early Day 3 pick is how most teams would value him, because he\u2019s due $15 million this year, with what amounts to a $15 million team option for next year on the contract as well. That market, by the way, is dictated by the fact that most teams are hesitant to pay off-ball linebackers that don\u2019t bring a lot of pass-rush value. Still, some team could get a good player here.<\/p>\n
\u00a0NFLPA Report Card Takeaways <\/p>\n
Good work by my old co-worker Kalyn Kahler over at ESPN<\/a> in getting the NFLPA team report cards<\/a> that the league was trying in earnest to keep out of the public eye. One thing that sticks out is that the Dolphins and Vikings ranked 1\u20132 for the second straight season\u2014which is in part because both have sparkling new practice facilities. Another was the Commanders finishing third, which continues a stunning turnaround under new owner Josh Harris. Washington was dead last in 2023 and \u201824, before rising all the way to 11th last year.<\/p>\n More Combine Nuggets<\/p>\n \u2022 Sonny Styles\u2019 ridiculous 43.5″ vertical should come as no surprise to those who saw his high school basketball highlights\u2014the Ohio State star could jump through the gym. That jump by Styles was the best by a prospect who came in at 6′ 4″ or taller at the combine in 23 years.<\/p>\n \u2022 I\u2019d be surprised if the Colts get much back for Anthony Richardson<\/a>. I also think his eye injury is going to require closer inspection by any interested team.<\/p>\n