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NFL Trade Rumors: Analyzing Latest Reports on Joe Haden, Josh Gordon and More
- Updated: October 31, 2016
The NFL trade deadline expires Tuesday, so general managers are hard at work trying to finalize any deals they have on the table.
The Cleveland Browns were widely expected to be sellers, but they announced Monday they traded for linebacker Jamie Collins. Should the Browns remain active, Josh Gordon and Joe Haden are among the likeliest candidates they’d consider trading.
The San Francisco 49ers are in a similar position, possibly making Torrey Smith available to the highest bidder.
Below are updated trade rumors swirling around the three players.
Joe Haden
If the Browns want to add at least another high draft pick for 2017, then moving Haden would be one of the easiest ways to do so.
According to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport (via NFL.com’s Conor Orr), Cleveland has received offers for the two-time Pro Bowler.
The Browns have to consider how much they’re willing to tear their team apart in pursuit of their long-term rebuilding plans. While this is a lost season for Cleveland, that doesn’t mean the team has to trade every valuable asset it has.
Haden is 27 and signed through the 2019 season. Presumably, he can help the Browns in the present and future.
There’s also the fact his trade value is as low as it’s ever been. Concussion problems limited Haden to five games in 2015, and Pro Football Focus grades him as the 29th-best corner (79.2) through the first half of this season.
The Browns are better off hoping Haden can return to his Pro Bowl form of a few years ago than trading him before Tuesday’s deadline.
Josh Gordon
Being patient would also be a shrewd strategy for Cleveland regarding Gordon.
A source told Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio that a Gordon …
