Category: NFL Trade

NFC East team is looking to load up on cornerbacks to combat Eagles passing attack

The Washington Commanders are looking to add cornerbacks at the trade deadline as they hope to combat the Philadelphia Eagles passing attack

The Eagles and Commanders sit atop the NFC East and appear on a collision course to determine the division winner and playoff seedings. Over the next three weeks, Philadelphia will face two NFC East opponents, facing the Cowboys (Week 10) and Commanders (Week 11) within four days.

The NFL trade Deadline is just three days away, and Washington is looking to make a few big moves to contain A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith.

The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reports that the Washington Commanders are calling around in search of a potential trade for a cornerback. According to the report, head coach Dan Quinn wants a jolt to the secondary, and at 6-2, Washington needs help if they get past the Philadelphia Eagles and their superb receiver group in the NFC East.

It’s no surprise the red-hot Washington Commanders are calling around in search of a corner. Coach Dan Quinn knows this is a weakness on his roster, and at 6-2, Washington needs help if they want to get past the Philadelphia Eagles and their superb receiver group in the NFC East.

The Eagles are averaging 28.3 points per game since Week 6 while recording the 2nd-most rushing yards per game (182.0), trailing only San Francisco (184.0). During that span, Philadelphia is one of only
two teams with 0 turnovers, joining Washington in that category.

Despite missing three games due to injury, A.J. Brown leads the team with 408 yards and 3 TDs on 21 catches (19.4 avg.). His 102.0 receiving yards per game rank 2nd in the NFL, behind Nico Collins (113.4).

Brown is the first Eagle to log 80+ receiving yards in each of their first four games played to start a season since Terrell Owens in 2005. Brown and DeVonta Smith, who caught a 45-yard TD in Week 8 at Cincinnati (2nd-longest touchdown of his career), are the only NFL teammates with multiple 40+ yard touchdowns.

Brown ranks 3rd in the NFL in receiving average (19.4), trailing only Alec Pierce (24.6) and Jameson Williams (21.2).

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WATCH: New Ravens WR Diontae Johnson talks about playing with QB Lamar Jackson

New Ravens WR Diontae Johnson talks about playing with QB Lamar Jackson

Diontae Johnson went from an ugly rebuild in Carolina to playing with Lamar Jackson and the AFC juggernaut, Baltimore Ravens.

Having spent years with the Steelers, Johnson is all too familiar with John Harbaugh’s team’s style of play and what Lamar Jackson means for a wide receiver looking to finish this season off strong before hitting free agency.

“Once I found out where I was going, I was excited,” Johnson said via the team’s website. “Sigh of relief. I’m ready to work.”

Johnson sat down with Cassie Cherigo to discuss what it means to play with a two-time MVP quarterback.

“Getting a chance to “contribute to the offense that he’s a part of and a leader of is a blessing.”

Johnson has logged 357 receiving yards and three touchdowns this season and had been a bright spot in an otherwise struggling Panthers offense.

Johnson is in the final year of a two-year, $36.7 million contract originally signed with the Steelers in 2022. The trade could offer him a fresh start with a team in playoff contention.

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Did Ravens’ disastrous drops in the loss to Browns lead to decision to acquire Diontae Johnson?

Mike Kaye of the Charlotte Observer reports that the Baltimore Ravens entered the mix late to trade for Diontae Johnson

The Ravens’ five-game winning streak ended after a disastrous 29-25 loss to the Browns in Week 8.  One of the most significant components of the defeat was Rashod Bateman dropping a wide-open pass on a third down late in regulation.

“No, I saw the ball all the way up to the last minute, and then the ball went directly into the sun,” Bateman said. “I can’t do anything about that, so God just got me on that one, I guess. That’s all I can say.

Hours after the loss and just days before the NFL trade deadline, Baltimore acquired former Panthers and Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson. Mike Kaye of the Charlotte Observer reports that the Ravens entered the mix for Johnson late, and you have to wonder if Sunday’s game played a part in the deal.

While Johnson had been the Panthers’ No. 1 wideout all offseason and into training camp and the regular season, his 30 catches for 357 yards and three touchdowns weren’t enough to entice a team to trade major assets for him. In Baltimore, he will be no better than the third wideout behind Zay Flowers and Rashod Bateman, most likely.

Johnson could eventually cede snaps from Nelson Agholor, while Zay Flower has solidified himself as one of the top young pass catchers in the NFL.

If Bateman can be more consistent, Baltimore’s passing game could be lethal down the stretch.

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Eagles could face Haason Reddick in playoffs if an NFC North team makes trade with Jets

Philadelphia Eagles could see Haason Reddick in the NFC playoffs if Detroit Lions make the trade with the New York Jets

The NFL loves playoff drama, and there would be no more extraordinary theater than Philadelphia potentially traveling to Detroit to face the Lions in a postseason game.

Such a scenario would genuinely heat up if Haason Reddick were a pass rusher for the Lions and faced off against Jordan Mailata or Lane Johnson.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano broke down the latest NFL buzz ahead of Week 7. With Aidan Hutchinson out for the season following surgery on his fibula, Haason Reddick could be an option for a Detroit team looking to be aggressive before the trade deadline.

I can think of a highly productive edge rusher who has averaged nearly 13 sacks per season since 2020, a player who hasn’t been on the field all season because he’s disgruntled with his current team out of the greater New Jersey area. Haason Reddick would be an obvious player the Lions can inquire about, and I’ve been told they have reached out. Reddick’s recent hiring of agent Drew Rosenhaus, who is known for getting deals done expeditiously, could improve his chances of either staying with the Jets or facilitating a trade. Multiple teams have long believed the Jets have no choice but to cut ties eventually, and Detroit would be smart to at least attempt a deal.

Detroit would have to convince Reddick to report and chase a Super Bowl without a new deal, while the Jets could be renewed by the Davante Adams trade and choose to sign the pass rusher to an agreement, thus giving the franchise an all-in chance at a Super Bowl.

Last season, Reddick finished 15th in the league with 11 sacks and made his second straight Pro Bowl.

He recorded double-digit sacks for the fourth consecutive season, leading his team in that category and tying for 15th in the NFL. Outside of the sacks, though, Reddick’s numbers were poor by his standards.

His 38 tackles were the second-lowest mark of his career, and he didn’t force or recover a fumble after forcing five and recovering three last season.

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Ravens won’t face Amari Cooper after Browns trade star WR to the Bills

The Cleveland Browns are trading wide receiver Amari Cooper to the Buffalo Bills

The Bills are an AFC playoff favorite, and after watching the Jets acquire Davante Adams, they made a blockbuster move of their own.  With the 1-5 Browns looking towards the draft, Cleveland is trading star wide receiver Amari Cooper to Buffalo for draft picks.

Baltimore has faced some talented wide receivers this season and has two games against the Browns upcoming, but it won’t have to face Cooper.

In six games played this season, Cooper has 24 catches for 250 yards (10.4 avg) and two touchdowns, with his longest catch of just 24 yards.

Cooper has 32 catches for 454 yards and has scored two touchdowns in eight games against the Ravens in his career.

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Should the Ravens have an interest in trading for Jets pass rusher Haason Reddick?

The Baltimore Ravens should have an interest in acquiring Haason Reddick from the New York Jets

The Ravens’ defense is tied for sixth in the NFL with 19 sacks on the season, but you can never have enough talented pass rushers, and the Jets seem prepared to part ways with one of the league’s best.

The Athletic’s Diana Russini reports that the New York Jets and Reddick’s new agent, Drew Rosenhaus, have agreed to a short window to work out a trade for the disgruntled pass rusher.

Reddick was shipped to the AFC East during the off-season and never reported after his introductory press conference. He held out for a new contract amid accusations that Joe Douglas and company reneged on an extension.

Reddick’s previous representatives, CAA, reportedly had a restructured contract set with the Jets before the star pass rusher declined to report.   With that news, CAA parted ways with Reddick.

His new agent, Rosenhaus, flew into New York for the Monday night matchup against the Bills, and the agreement was made.

Kyle Van Noy, 33, currently leads the team in sacks with six, while Odafe Oweh is the next closest at 3.5.

Thanks to his contract structure, Reddick has forfeited nearly $800,000 per game, totaling over $4 million in salary for no apparent reason. Since the start of Jets training camp, he has accumulated over $5 million in NFL-mandated fines that can’t be rescinded.

According to Over The Cap, Reddick would be owed $10 million for the rest of the season. Another caveat is that the Ravens or any team that acquires the pass rusher would likely have to agree to a two or three-year extension.

Last season, Reddick finished 15th in the league with 11 sacks and made his second straight Pro Bowl.

He recorded double-digit sacks for the fourth consecutive season, leading his team in that category and tying for 15th in the NFL. Outside of the sacks, though, Reddick’s numbers were poor by his standards.

His 38 tackles were the second-lowest mark of his career, and he didn’t force or recover a fumble after forcing five and recovering three last season.

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Ravens are not among teams pursuing a trade for Raiders WR Davante Adams

Tashan Reed reports that the Baltimore Ravens are not among the teams interested in acquiring Davante Adams from the Las Vegas Raiders

John Harbaugh has made it clear that he likes his wide receiver group, and although it’s been fun fantasizing about Davante Adams in the Ravens offense, it won’t be happening.

Tashan Reed listed the handful of teams interested in trading for the Raiders’ disgruntled star, and Baltimore, as expected, didn’t make the list.

The Raiders are seeking at least a second-round pick as compensation for Adams, who initially received a first—and second-round pick from the Packers in a 2022 trade.

The Ravens are coming off a game in which Zay Flowers went over 100 yards receiving against the Bengals.

Baltimore got an up-close look at Adams in a Week 2 loss to the Raiders, as the star wide receiver went for 110 yards and one touchdown on nine catches and 12 targets.

Davante Adams is having as much fun as possible with trade speculation

There is a reason that people call the practice of analyzing athlete trade rumors “the silly season.”

There is a reason that people call the practice of analyzing athlete trade rumors “the silly season.”

Once social media came along, the process of “reading the tea leaves” grew exponentially. Oakland Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams knows that, as he’s having a whole lot of fun with all the trade winds swirling around him.

Once he posted a photo of legendary American poet Edgar Allen Poe in his Instagram stories, the NFL world was off and running, hypothesizing that this post was a clear signal that Adams was set to join the Baltimore Ravens.

While only Adams knows for sure what the true motivation is/was behind posting the photo of Poe on IG, one has to believe that he was intentionally stirring the pot.

While this Instagram Stories post received extensive media coverage, his next post received significantly less attention.

Adams treated his followers (and all of the media with their eyes fixed on him) to the famous Poe quote: “Believe nothing that you hear and half of what you see.”

This post is, arguably, equal in importance to the first one, and by making it, Adams is basically telling his followers to take the direct interpretation of his first post and now negate it.

If post #1 said, “I’m joining the Ravens,” then this post tells you, “Everything you have been reading about this situation is wrong. Nothing is decided yet.”

It’s all an epic troll job.

Or we are all just getting super meta right now when analyzing the data. Does the falling tree in the forest actually make a sound if no one is around to hear it?

Either way, whether he comes to Baltimore or not. We do know that if attention was Adams’s ultimate goal, he certainly achieved it.

Eagles trade All-Pro pass rusher Haason Reddick to the Jets

Haason Reddick was looking for a contract extension and the Philadelphia Eagles have traded the Pro Bowl pass rusher to the New York Jets

We wrote about Haason Reddick and the Eagles likely discussing a potential extension or the All-Pro pass rusher taking his talents elsewhere.

Adam Schefter reports that Philadelphia is trading Reddick to the New York Jets.

Reddick finished the year with 11.0 sacks and 38 tackles in 17 regular-season games, and he recorded double-digit sacks for the fourth consecutive season, leading his team in that category and tying for 15th in the NFL.

Had Nolan Smith shown that he was ready to be an elite pass rusher, the idea would have been to cut Reddick, saving the Eagles $11 million after the dead money allotment.

Outside of the sacks, though, Reddick’s numbers were poor by his standards.

His 38 tackles were the second-lowest mark of his career, and he didn’t force or recover a fumble after forcing five and recovering three last season. His snap share (74 percent) remained identical, indicating the drop-off wasn’t due to a lack of opportunities but mismanagement from coaches.

He’ll now swap teams with Bryce Huff.

Instant analysis of Eagles trading All-Pro pass rusher Haason Reddick to the Jets

We’re looking at an instant analysis of the Philadelphia Eagles trading Haason Reddick to the New York Jets for a 2026 NFL Draft pick

We wrote about Haason Reddick and the Eagles, discussing a potential extension or the All-Pro pass rusher taking his talents elsewhere.

Adam Schefter reports that Philadelphia is trading Reddick to the New York Jets.

Reddick is one of four players with 50+ sacks since 2020.

Reddick finished the year with 11.0 sacks and 38 tackles in 17 regular-season games, and he recorded double-digit sacks for the fourth consecutive season, leading his team in that category and tying for 15th in the NFL.

Had Nolan Smith shown that he was ready to be an elite pass rusher, the idea would have been to cut or trade Reddick, saving the Eagles $11 million after the dead money allotment.

Here’s an instant trade analysis with the move set to be completed.