Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Tuesday that Indianapolis is actively shopping veteran defensive tackle DeForest Buckner after recent roster moves suggested a wider selloff.
- Insiders, including Ian Rapoport, said San Francisco has significant interest in a reunion, and analysts link the club’s post-bye injury needs and 6-1 record to a sense of urgency.
- The Colts traded All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson to Seattle on Oct. 26, a move that industry voices say accelerated talk that more veterans could be moved for draft capital.
- Buckner is in the final year of his contract, which gives his current team a clear incentive to trade him now rather than risk losing him in free agency at season’s end.
- Market competition and lower-cost alternatives are being discussed — CBS’s Zachary Pereles suggested Daron Payne as another fit — and any trade is likely to be decided in the run-up to the Nov. 10 deadline.