Jalen Ramsey is a cornerback for the Miami Dolphins. PHOTO USA TODAY SPORTS IMAGES You may have seen some strange trade proposals floating around the internet this weekend.
Former Jets general manager and current ESPN analyst Mike Tannenbaum loves Browns star Myles Garrett so much that he thinks the Lions would be wise to give up three first-round draft picks, a second-round pick, and youngster Jahmyr Gibbs. they.
It was typical ESPN theatrics, complete with fellow analysts walking off the set. But there are two cores of truth to take away from the strange idea.
The Lions need pass-rush help because of Aidan Hutchinson’s season-ending injury last month.
And the Lions are buyers. Lion! What a world!
Indeed, the hallmark of this year’s NFL trade deadline was a collection of surprise buyers, led by a Detroit franchise with little history of winning or making a big splash, now seriously competing for the Super Bowl and getting airtime on the national airwaves debating its status.
With the trade deadline approaching Tuesday afternoon, let’s get the Lions to help out on defense and highlight three other teams that typically aren’t in the position of a privileged buyer this year.
Detroit Lions Acquire Miami Dolphins DE Calais Campbell
Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell. Source Dan Campbell: AP Cleveland won’t be parting ways with Garrett, but NBC’s Pro Football Talk linked another Browns quarterback, Za’Darius Smith, to Detroit on Sunday.
The Lions may have a few other options. I previously wrote about them chasing Haason Reddick, but it looks like it’s finally content to play the Jets.
Then there is Calais Campbell, who at 38 jobs is an affordable half-year rental and certainly will not mind leaving the Dolphins sinking for the opportunity to go deep in the playoffs with the Lions. How can we be sure coach Dan Campbell likes a player with his name on it? Here he opens up about the Lions’ hunt for a defensive star less than two years ago.
Arizona Cardinals Acquire New York Giants Pass Rusher Azeez Ojulari
The Cardinals handled the Bears, and the Rams sent the Seahawks tumbling below .500, meaning that at the end of week 9, 5-4 Arizona is the surprise leader in the NFC West. Quick question for everyone who saw it coming: Why did you lie to me?
Arizona is hardly a great contender — the team has a minus-7 point differential on the year — but it needs to be serious about attracting the best team to make the playoffs when the window opens.
That means looking for pass rush help after BJ Ojulari suffered a season-ending knee injury in August and Dennis Gardeck tore his ACL two weeks ago.
Going after BJ’s brother, Azeez Ojulari, makes all the sense in the world. The Giants aren’t going anywhere in a hurry and have slotted their 2021 second-round pick into a backup role behind Brian Burns and Kayvon Thibodeaux. But Ojulari has done all the same, racking up five sacks in three weeks while Thibodeaux was hurt and adding two QB hits Sunday against Washington.
Washington Commanders Acquire New England Patriots CB Jonathan Jones
ESPN reported that there are “players,” in general, like to trade for the Commander.
It would be a thin attempt at a news story except for the fact that Washington was about the last place a player would ever want to wind up in the era of Dan Snyder’s ownership. This is news. It was a new era of soccer in the Landover, Maryland area.
Specifically, several reports agree that the Chiefs want to improve at cornerback. They have cap space to bring in Jonathan Jones, the Patriots’ CB1, who was a prime trade candidate when New England fell to the bottom of the AFC and needed to rebuild.
Cincinnati Bengals Acquire Miami Dolphins CB Jalen Ramsey
You want to get nuts?
Cincinnati was a major surprise buyer. The Athletic reported that the Bengals made the call, despite having an owner with a skinflinty reputation and only acquiring two players via trade. 52 years old.
The Bengals haven’t been strong at cornerback since the 2021 Super Bowl race. There’s probably no more interesting way to address that than trading for one of the best corners in the NFL.
Ramsey is no stranger to getting tackled from team to team, but he’s still a perennial Pro Bowler and just caught his first interception of the season Sunday. Yes, he just signed an extension with Miami before the season, but at 2-6, the Dolphins have every reason to hit reset and flip Ramsey’s contract for a future asset.
How about three first-round draft picks, a second-round pick and a young running back? humor.
