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Deebo Samuel on the trade market, but is Micah Parsons really available?
Cooper Kupp may not be alone. In addition to the Myles Garrett requesting a trade from the Cleveland Browns, several more NFL stars are rumored to be on the market. Many of these rumors will end up not producing any results, some of them are probably unfounded, but nonetheless Super Bowl Sunday has been active already.
There are “internal discussions” in Dallas about what the Cowboys could get for edge rusher Micah Parsons, according to Ian Rapoport.
If this is true, then the Browns are going to have an even harder time trading Garrett because maybe the best offer on the market will be used on Parsons, not Garrett. There are only so many teams with the resources to pull off such a massive trade haul.
Notable Cowboys beat writer Clarence Hill, Jr. found this report preposterous.
He’s almost certainly right.
Deebo Samuel, on the other hand, is most definitely on the trade block and probably has been since last year. That’s also why trading Samuel will be very hard for the 49ers. He’s probably got a biological age of 50 at this point. He hasn’t been productive enough to justify his contract in several years.
But it looks like Deebo will be some competition out there for any other receivers who could be traded. Him and Kupp certainly won’t be the only two. And the cap casualties will include Davante Adams, among others.
Wide receiver is a buyer’s market, another reason the Rams probably won’t be able to trade Kupp.
The rumors are also heating up that the Titans want to trade the number one pick. Could there actually be a team that sees Cam Ward or Shedeur Sanders as worth trading up for though? This isn’t a strong year for the top of the draft.
Rapoport also added that Maxx Crosby will be a name to watch. The Raiders are expected to be players for Sam Darnold if he hits free agency.
Crosby is more likely to sign an extension than be traded.
Tyreek Hill is also more likely to stay on his current team than to be dealt, according to Tom Pelissero.
One more name on the move? Aaron Rodgers may get his release from the Jets rather than try it for a third time.
