NFL Trade Deadline 2016: Latest Rumors Heading into Deadline Day

The NFL trade deadline often comes and goes without a splash, but that certainly hasn’t been the case this year with Monday’s shocking trade of linebacker Jamie Collins to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a conditional third-round pick to the New England Patriots.

But will any other trades go down before Tuesday’s deadline? And what are some of the juiciest rumors making the rounds?

Let’s find out.

Joe Thomas, OT, Cleveland Browns

It isn’t a surprise that Joe Thomas’ name comes up when potential trade targets around the NFL are discussed. After all, he’s arguably the league’s best left tackle, and the winless Cleveland Browns could trade him to stockpile more picks for the future.

But not so fast.

The Browns are approaching the trade deadline “sincerely believing they will not trade All-Pro left tackle Joe Thomas,” according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (via Conor Orr of NFL.com).

And Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reported that “the Browns most likely will be keeping left tackle Joe Thomas,” adding that “the offers simply aren’t there—and likely won’t be.”

Florio added that the only team likely to consider a deal for Thomas might be the New York Giants, which would allow the team to move Ereck Flowers back to right tackle, likely a more natural position than the left side. 

But Florio also noted that “even that is a long shot because the Giants don’t seem to be inclined to give the Browns the kind of offer they’d want.”

So it would appear that Thomas, 31, will remain with Cleveland. The Browns can likely justify keeping Thomas for the long haul, as they’ll likely draft a quarterback this offseason and can solidify the left side of the line with Thomas remaining in Cleveland. 

Few players have been better for the Browns over the years, meaning the team can demand a king’s ransom. …

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