Denver Broncos should keep tabs on these 4 players prior to NFL trade deadline
The Denver Broncos are coming off their biggest win in years, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles on the road last Sunday. Now headed in the right direction, the team is hoping to build upon its resume as a contender this season.
The NFL trade deadline is scheduled for Tuesday, November 4, this year and between now and then, teams will need to decide if they want to buy, sell or stand pat. The Broncos have holes at two very key positions and should consider making a move at one or both of those, not just for the rest of this season, but for the near future as well.
The Broncos could use another wide receiver to complement Courtland Sutton in the passing game. Troy Franklin and Marvin Mims Jr. are good options, but both have been inconsistent.
At inside linebacker, the Broncos have dealt with an injury that has kept Dre Greenlaw on the sidelines all season and Alex Singleton has had his struggles after missing most of last season with a torn ACL. There are options out there who are playing for teams that are struggling and the Broncos should take a look.
Denver Broncos trade deadline options
Rashid Shaheed, WR, New Orleans Saints
The Saints don't seem to be going anywhere this season, and they are going to receive calls from many teams for players who might be able to come in and help them contend.
Rashid Shaheed would not give the Broncos the type of consistent receiver they need in the passing game; he would fit more in line with what Franklin and Mims have brought the team, but he might be the best deep threat in the entire league.
Jermaine Burton, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
If the Broncos were to trade for Jermaine Burton, they shouldn't send anything more than a sixth-round pick. But if the Bengals are tired of him, they might just take that.
Often a healthy scratch for the Bengals, the talent is unquestionable. But many Bengals fans don't feel he cares much about playing football. Perhaps Sean Payton, in a new atmosphere, could help change that and bring the best out of him.
A third-round pick last year, Burton caught 14 passes as a rookie. He's yet to play in a single game this year.
Demario Davis, LB, New Orleans Saints
This would be an ideal move for the Broncos, even if Demario Davis is 36 years old. He played for Payton in New Orleans, so the head coach is familiar with his energetic, full-effort style of play. He has over 1,400 career tackles and still offers something in pass coverage.
If the Broncos traded for Davis and got a healthy Greenlaw back, the defense would look entirely different and become even better.
Owen Pappoe, LB, Arizona Cardinals
This would be a move that would be similar to trading for Burton, where the Broncos would be banking on the potential upside. The Cardinals have used Owen Pappoe sparingly since selecting him in the fifth round out of Auburn in 2023. In college, he was a solid linebacker who offered something in the pass-rush department as well.
The Broncos could bring him aboard and have him help out on special teams but also get some snaps on defense to spell Singleton here and there. The team just needs better depth than Garrett Wallow and more experience than Karene Reid.
Packers fans might get unwanted shot of nightmare fuel by trade deadline
The Green Bay Packers entered the 2025 NFL season with Super Bowl aspirations, and they traded for Micah Parsons as a way to put their money where their mouth is. After a tremendous start to the year, however, they suffered an embarrassing loss and an unsatisfying tie before the bye week.
Although the Packers are still right in the thick of the NFC playoff race, they gave up control of the NFC North in recent weeks. The Detroit Lions now sit atop the division at 4-1, with that lone loss being a lopsided beatdown at the hands of Green Bay on opening weekend.
With a relatively favorable schedule ahead, the Packers have a chance to make up some ground as the trade deadline approaches. Unfortunately, the Lions are being linked to a star edge rusher who would be nightmare fuel for Green Bay fans.
Packers fans would hate Lions trading for Trey Hendrickson
In this week's edition of NFL Spin Zone's trade block, Sayre Bedinger included Cincinnati Bengals star defensive end Trey Hendrickson as a potential candidate. This makes sense, given his intense dispute with the Cincinnati front office this offseason and the Bengals' dwindling record without Joe Burrow.
"The next month of the season will determine what course the Bengals take with Trey Hendrickson," Bedinger wrote. "If the season is lost for the Bengals, nobody on their roster makes more sense to be traded than Hendrickson. The star pass rusher is past the age of 30 and is a free agent after this season. The Bengals could get better value from an in-season trade than via compensatory pick, and teams would be lined up to make an offer if he's made available."
Here's the kicker: the Lions were included as a possible landing spot for the star defender. Of course, teams would be lining up for the league's back-to-back leader in sacks, but his landing with an NFC team, especially the Lions, would be quite disastrous for Green Bay.
Hendrickson is enough to handle for an offensive line by himself, but when paired with another stud like Aidan Hutchinson, this could give the Packers nightmares. Green Bay has its own formidable duo of Parsons and Rashan Gary, but this trade would level the playing field for Detroit.
The Lions thrived last season even without Hutchinson, and with a skeleton crew on defense, so Dan Campbell and Co. getting another certified star would be worrisome. According to Spotrac, Detroit has the salary cap flexibility to make a move, and as projected contenders, they could be buyers at the trade deadline.
Although they've been on a bit of a rough patch the last few weeks, this Packers team is as good a team the fan base has seen in many years. That shouldn't be undone by an NFC North foe trading for another difference-maker, but hopefully, fans in Green Bay never have to find out.
