October is a busy month for NFL trade rumors, and wide receivers Davante Adams, Courtland Sutton, and Jerry Jeudy are leading the charge. There are lots of pass-catching alternatives on the trade market for teams like the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs.
Despite having one of the youngest receiving corps in the NFL, Green Bay is devoid of guys with track records who are excellent at executing routes and positioning themselves precisely on the field. Teams like the Indianapolis Colts and Chiefs, meanwhile, are merely searching for additional offensive weapons to bolster their faltering offenses.
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By the NFL trade deadline on October 31, players like Adams and wide receiver Justin Jefferson of the Minnesota Vikings are unlikely to be traded. Nonetheless, several NFL teams are looking at available substitutes.
The Packers, Chiefs, Colts, and Carolina Panthers are all closely monitoring the wide receiver trade market, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Players like Jeudy, Hunter Renfrow of the Las Vegas Raiders, Terrace Marshall Jr., a dissatisfied receiver with the Panthers, and Parris Campbell of the New York Giants are among those who might be available.
Since September, Carolina has been searching for a wide receiver capable of starting. Adam Thielen is delivering, but the Panthers coaching staff knows Bryce Young needs much more help, and Thielen isn’t much of a big-play threat. But because of the offseason trade to get Young, the front management also has few draft picks available to give other teams in the league.
Regarding Green Bay, Jordan Love has consistently targeted Romeo Doubs, and the team likes what Christian Watson can do in the long run. But both players are still in the early stages of their careers, and a slow offense is partly due to their propensity for making mistakes on the field.
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Mecole Hardman’s return to Kansas City meant that the receiving corps already had some assistance. Even though Anthony Richardson is already out for the season, Indianapolis still wants to add additional weapons to its attack in order to at least be competitive this year.
The most likely wide receivers to be traded by the NFL trade deadline are Jeudy and Renfrow, but it’s still possible that a few more may be shipped off in the coming days. It can be a more advantageous market for sellers than anticipated because there is so much rivalry for wide receivers.
