NFL Trade Rumors
With the past year in the books, it’s a good time to look back at the news and articles you the audience cared most about here at NFL Trade Rumors.
The theme for the top five is “evergreen,” as readers got a lot of value out of resources that were updated throughout the year that they could keep coming back to check. Trade rumors may be the name of the game here, but there’s clearly a lot of interest in the draft as well — as well as the Pro Bowl voting interestingly enough.
The top 2025 free agents may not be as relevant, but the 2026 Top 100 is already up and running for your perusal.
This one caught everyone by surprise, including us here at the website and the NFL world writ large. It was the definition of a shocking blockbuster, and the traffic on this article reflected that as everyone tried to make sure it was real.
If there’s one thing readers love more than mock drafts, it’s mock trade proposals. We’re in a good spot here at NFL Trade Rumors to connect the dots between individual team needs and the broader league landscape of which players could be available. We had a couple of hits in this article, including nailing the prediction of the Eagles’ trade for Jets CB Michael Carter II.
This wasn’t necessarily breaking news since the pursuit of Barkley was well-covered dating back to March of 2024, but it was timely with Philadelphia’s run to the Super Bowl, powered by Barkley’s exceptional play, in full swing.
In my opinion, this piece is one of the best ones we do annually. Cuts are a fact of life in the NFL and this helps set the table for which players could be added to the free agent pool.
Free agency is very topical for NFL fans in March and that’s reflected here, as fans kept checking back to see who was available for their favorite team to sign.
As soon as the draft is over, the undrafted free agent signings start fast and furious. This is where an aggregation site like ours can really shine, pulling together all the different reports from a variety of sources, some of which aren’t always through the usual channels.
