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2022 NFL trade deadline takeaways: All the biggest moves, and how they impact Eagles

Here are takeaways and observations from the 2022 NFL trade deadline and how everything impacts the Philadelphia Eagles moving forward

The 2022 NFL Trade Deadline was the most active and historic day in league history, with 12 trades made on Tuesday leading up to the 4 p.m. ET deadline.

Before Tuesday, two significant moves were already made after Carolina sent Christian McCaffery to San Francisco and Robert Quinn moved from Chicago to Philadelphia.

Blockbuster deals were made, with the Vikings looking to keep pace with the Eagles by going out and acquiring pass-catching tight end T.J. Hockenson from the Lions.

Here are takeaways and observations from the moves with notes on how it impacts Philadelphia moving forward.

Tracking picks from 49ers massive trade for Trey Lance

How the picks the #49ers traded for Trey Lance have been used:

Tracking the picks the 49ers gave up for Trey Lance in a trade prior to the 2021 draft has become quite an exercise, and it got even more complicated ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline when the Dolphins dealt one of the 49ers’ first-round picks to acquire defensive end Bradley Chubb from the Broncos.

San Francisco in the trade up to No. 3 in the 2021 draft sent their 2021, 2022 and 2023 first-round choices, along with a third-round pick in the 2022 draft to the Dolphins. So, what happened to all those picks?

Here’s a quick rundown:

NFL trade deadline: Tracking every move on a wild deadline day

Here’s a review of every trade that’s gone down in the league over the last three weeks, including a flurry of deals that were just made today.

The NFL apparently got drunk at a Halloween party and woke up this morning still tipsy enough to put on an all-time wild trade deadline. While the Seahawks haven’t been involved in any of the deals (yet), this trading season is eventful enough to be worth a closer look.

With 30 minutes to go before the deadline, here’s a review of every trade that’s gone down in the league the last three weeks, including a flurry of deals that were just made today.

NFL trade deadline: Bears acquire former Notre Dame star from Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers sent Chase Claypool on his way to Chicago for a second-round pick Tuesday.

Former Notre Dame star wide receiver [autotag]Chase Claypool[/autotag] is on the move shortly before the NFL trade deadline as the Pittsburgh Steelers have traded him to the Chicago Bears. Claypool had played with the Steelers since being drafted in 2020.

Claypool has dealt with quarterback issues in Pittsburgh the last two seasons and managed to pull in 32 receptions for 311 yards and one touchdown through eight games this year. Claypool had previously managed 860 (2021) and 873 (2020) receiving yards in the two years previous.

Field Yates reports the Steelers will receive a second-round draft pick in return.

As a Bears fan I’m thrilled Claypool is headed here as he’s one of the best receivers Notre Dame has had in the last decade, but after trading star linebacker Roquan Smith for a second and fifth-round pick Monday, it feels like a significant talent drop overall for the Bears in terms of actual players, with the addition of a useful but hardly exciting fifth-rounder.

That said, the Bears wide receiver group is a disaster and Claypool brings an obvious upgrade. Former Notre Dame teammates [autotag]Cole Kmet[/autotag], [autotag]Sam Mustipher[/autotag], and [autotag]Equinimious St. Brown[/autotag] will be awaiting his arrival in Chicago as Claypool will be the fourth former Golden Domer on the Bears active roster.

Check out some of the best photos of Claypool during his time at Notre Dame below.

Kyle Shanahan on NFL trade deadline: ‘I’d be surprised if anything goes down’

Don’t expect the #49ers to be active at the NFL trade deadline.

The 49ers already swung one major trade for running back Christian McCaffrey. Head coach Kyle Shanahan on Monday indicated that’ll likely be it for the team’s moves in the trade market.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Friday reported that teams were calling about running back Jeff Wilson Jr., but it’s hard to imagine the team getting what they’d want for him. Shanahan said they’d listen to calls, but he thinks the team won’t change before the 1:00pm Pacific Time deadline on Nov. 1.

“I think we’re pretty set, but we listen to a call on anybody,” Shanahan said. “We’re never not going to listen to people. I’d be surprised if anything goes down, but until the deadline, we’re always listening.”

If a team wants to make an outrageous offer to San Francisco for a player like Wilson, they’d surely take it. They may not be willing to move off the RB for a sixth-round pick, but if a team comes over the top with something like a third or fourth, they might be more apt to make a deal.

There are still opportunities to make additions after the trade deadline via free agency. A player like Odell Beckham Jr. is available and might be enticing to San Francisco if they feel like they need to add a playmaker. As for the trade deadline though, don’t expect the 49ers to be active.

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Report: Teams inquiring with 49ers about trading RB Jeff Wilson Jr.

Report: Teams have called the #49ers about trading for RB Jeff Wilson Jr.

The 49ers’ backfield got a shakeup when the team traded for running back Christian McCaffrey. It could get another shakeup after the Bye week when RB Elijah Mitchell figures to return from a high ankle sprain. With the position in flux in San Francisco, teams are calling about acquiring 49ers RB Jeff Wilson Jr. per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.

San Francisco probably isn’t eager to let go of Wilson, so the asking price would likely start at one of the picks they lost in the McCaffrey trade. In that deal they sent their 2023 second, third and fourth-round selections, and a fifth-round choice in the 2024 draft. A fifth-rounder next year probably isn’t going to get it done, so it might take a fourth or better to convince the 49ers to let Wilson go.

Wilson originally signed with the team as an undrafted rookie in 2018, and this year he’s putting together his best season. He became the starter after Mitchell was hurt in Week 1 and since then has averaged a career-high 5.2 yards per carry on 88 rushes. That yards-per-carry average is fourth among RBs with at least 80 carries.

While it’d make sense to just get some draft capital for Wilson, who’s due to be an unrestricted free agent next offseason, the 49ers may want to keep him in the building down the stretch. They have nine games left after the Bye and Mitchell’s health isn’t reliable. He missed six games as a rookie with various injuries, and this year he sprained his MCL in the season opener. Head coach Kyle Shanahan has also been unwilling to give significant run to third-round rookie Tyrion Davis-Price and undrafted rookie Jordan Mason, so moving on from Wilson would leave the 49ers with McCaffrey, Mitchell and a couple RBs that can’t get on the field.

The Jaguars traded RB James Robinson to the Jets for a sixth-round pick. It would surely take something more than a late Day 3 selection to get Mitchell from San Francisco, and it’s hard to believe a team would be willing to make that kind of deal for him. Perhaps a team is willing to part with a cornerback or offensive lineman that could help the 49ers right away, but teams aren’t typically very deep at those spots and any club trading for a running back is probably too close to contention to give up a starting-caliber player.

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Which NFL teams should (and should not) trade their most valuable players?

With the NFL trade deadline just around the corner, which teams should move their valuable assets to get right for the future?

What message does it send when you start trading your most valuable players in-season? The Carolina Panthers fired Matt Rhule on October 10, and then traded receiver Robby Anderson and running back Christian McCaffrey in rapid succession. Interim head coach Steve Wilks’ message to his team and the fanbase was clear — the Panthers are not tanking. That played out well for Wilks in Carolina’s 21-3 flummoxing of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, but that was as much or more about the Bucs falling off several cliffs as anything else.

In any event, several NFL teams are looking at their seasons, and their futures, as the November 1 trade deadline looms. Based on all available reliable rumor and innuendo, here are the most prominent players who have been named in trade talks, and whether or not their current teams should make moves — despite (or perhaps because of) the messages those moves will send.

6 players the Chargers should consider trading for

Identifying a few players who would make sense for the Los Angeles Chargers via trade.

The Chargers have been hit with injuries to key players, but it’s safe to say their roster is still solid. Nonetheless, a couple of position groups could be revamped as we near the halfway point of the season.

With that in mind, let’s identify a few players who would make sense for Los Angeles via trade, with the deadline quickly approaching on November 1.

Christian McCaffrey traded to the 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers just got a lot better and the Carolina Panthers are a lot worse.

The San Francisco 49ers just got a lot better, and the Carolina Panthers are a lot worse, which is saying something for a 1-5 team on a three-game losing streak. The Panthers are already in tear-down mode, having traded Robbie Anderson to the Cardinals on Monday. This deal sends McCaffrey to San Francisco in return for the Panthers second-, third-, and fourth-round picks in 2023, plus a 2024 fifth-rounder. It did not include a first-round pick as initially desired, but loads the Panthers draft next season with multiple picks when they welcome another coach who will be starting from scratch.

The Panthers

The Panthers will acquire another free-agent running back for depth, but the team turns to D’Onta Foreman and Chuba Hubbard as the starters. Foreman will be the primary back and he helped to replace Derrick Henry in Tennessee last season when he was injured in Week 8. Foreman went on to gain 100-yards in three games and scored three times in the second half of that season.

Chuba Hubbard filled in for McCaffrey last season but recorded just one game of note – 101 yards in 24 carries in Week 5. Hubbard was far less effective as a replacement than what Foreman has done in the past. He’ll take the smaller portion of touches for the Panthers’ backfield.

The 49ers

The addition of McCaffrey to the San Francisco backfield erases the depth chart and rewrites all of their roles. HC Kyle Shanahan’s offense was a productive backfield during his five previous seasons with the team but has featured a different primary back in every season. They have mixed and matched a constantly changing set of running backs, and Elijah Mitchell was the top back in 2021. The oft-injured Mitchell already landed on injured reserve this year. Jeff Wilson was the replacement and he’s turned in around 100 total yards in most of those games.

While the 49ers have employed a committee approach during Shanahan’s years, they are not shy about riding a single back when it makes sense. Wilson already had three games with at least 18 touches this year. Mitchell played in 11 games in 2021 and handled over 19 touches in all but two games. McCaffrey comes over with an injury history himself but has been far healthier this year than in 2020 and 2021 when he missed 23 of 33 games.

Fantasy Impact

This is a significant upgrade for the 49ers’ backfield with a depth chart that becomes reshuffled. The 49ers have already shown a desire to give 20+ touches to their primary back, and none have been the quality of McCaffrey. He’ll slide in as the leading rusher and should see the same 18 carries or more. What remains to be seen is how his role as a receiver is handled. McCaffrey is arguably the best receiving running back in the NFL and recorded over 100 catches in 2018 and 2019 in his last healthy seasons.

The 49ers only ranked No. 19 in completions to running backs (82) last year. The busiest receiver from the backfield was Kyle Juszczyk with 30 receptions. McCaffrey’s dual role makes him the most dangerous and there’s no doubt that the 49ers’ offense will bend toward using him more as a target.

His inclusion is great for both the team and him since he lands on a contender that has a far better offensive line than what he left in Carolina. But it is not a plus for the other running backs or receivers. McCaffrey may take a few weeks to get up to speed with his new team, but the roles of Jeff Wilson and the rest of the backs likely take a dive below any fantasy relevancy. Elijah Mitchell’s eventual return is now mostly meaningless.

But it is not just the running backs. Deebo Samuel already has 23 rushes for 136 yards – which may continue since he’s been only used for a handful of carries in recent games, but the backfield pass targets are sure to increase with McCaffrey on board and they have to come from somewhere. George Kittle’s role has to be dinged by the short-catch specialist. It won’t happen this week and will evolve over time, but the offense would not acquire McCaffrey without intending to continue his high production. And it could be even higher here with better blocking and enough weapons around him that McCaffrey cannot be the sole focus of the opposing defense.

Kyle Shanahan reaches into bag of standard answers on potential 49ers trades

Will the #49ers be involved in the trade market ahead of the trade deadline? Kyle Shanahan issued his standard answer.

The NFL trade deadline is just under two weeks away and a 3-3 start with a slew of injuries could push San Francisco to be active. Head coach Kyle Shanahan hasn’t changed his standard answer for any trade scenarios though and didn’t divulge anything one way or the other on the 49ers’ potential activity in the trade market.

Shanahan several times during the offseason when Deebo Samuel trade talk was at its heaviest, and throughout his tenure with the 49ers, has indicated the club will at least look at any potential trades that arise. That remained his answer Wednesday.

“I know we look into everything, so if there’s something that makes sense that we can pull off, I know we’ll never hesitate to do that,” Shanahan said. “It’s a hard thing to do, I think for all teams, but that’s something we always look into.”

Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey is the hot name on the trade market this year and reporting from NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero and Yahoo’s Charles Robinson indicate at least an interest in McCaffrey from San Francisco. Whether there’s any real potential for a deal remains to be seen, but it’s not a surprise the 49ers would explore that option since Shanahan’s common refrain is that the team will do any move they think gets them closer to a championship.

A more realistic move will probably make smaller waves than McCaffrey. San Francisco did make a move for wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders in 2019, which is perhaps the most notable in-season trade they’ve made. Other acquisitions have been players like DE Jordan Willis and DE Charles Omenihu. Those are depth pieces at a premium position that the 49ers believe are undervalued and acquired for late-round draft compensation.

There may or may not be a trade executed by the 49ers ahead of the Nov. 1 deadline, but as per usual, they’ll look into anything that might come up.

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