Overview
- The NFL trade deadline is Nov. 10, and coverage this week has turned to which teams will buy or sell as clubs reassess after six games.
- Philadelphia’s season disruption — including Jalen Hurts’ season-ending medical issue and Lane Johnson’s retirement — has increased talk that the Eagles could be sellers before the deadline.
- ESPN analyst proposals have circulated that would send Saquon Barkley to contenders, but multiple outlets note a midseason Barkley trade would saddle the Eagles with about a $26 million dead-cap charge and could reduce trade returns.
- Insiders and reports name other deadline storylines: Marquise ‘Hollywood’ Brown is widely viewed as a possible movable piece, the Jaguars are unlikely to trade Brian Thomas Jr. until closer to Nov. 10, and the Chargers’ GM has told peers the team does not plan a fire sale.
- Deadline markets usually favor contenders buying short-term help and non-contenders seeking draft picks, so expect teams with expiring contracts on struggling rosters to be the most active and for cap math to shape which high-profile offers actually happen.