Packers linked to blockbuster trade for 11-touchdown wide receiver

With the trade deadline looming, and after already acquiring Micah Parsons in a blockbuster trade in exchange for two first-round picks and Kenny Clark, general manager Brian Gutekunst and the Packers could be aggressive to add a piece on offense.

While the Packers’ offensive line has been wildly inconsistent through the first four games, as it battles injuries along the interior, Sports Illustrated argues that a playmaking wide receiver could be on Gutekunst and Green Bay’s radar.

Gilberto Manzano of Sports Illustrated suggests Chris Olave could be a perfect fit for the Packers.

“Yes, the Packers put up 40 points on the Cowboys,” Manzano writes. “But that same defense also allowed 37 points to the Giants in Week 2 and 31 points to the Bears in Week 4. Green Bay’s offensive concerns didn’t just go away because it gained a tie against Dallas’s bad defense.

“Jordan Love needs another reliable playmaker, especially with Jayden Reed sidelined due to injury and rookie Matthew Golden still finding his footing in the NFL. A trade for Olave would stretch the field for Love and extend the playbook for coach Matt LaFleur. Olave has 26 catches for 184 yards and one touchdown this season.”

Olave would simultaneously represent a true No. 1 wide receiver for the Packers, but could be more of a luxury piece for an offense that already has loads of young talent at the position.

Through his first four seasons, Olave has caught 217 passes for 2,750 yards and 11 touchdowns, and while trading for such a dynamic playmaker would be tempting, it is fair to wonder how much more the former Ohio State standout would add in an offense that is looking for targets for Golden and seems to be featuring Romeo Doubs frequently and at a high level.

If the Packers try to pull off this trade, as constructed in exchange for a second-round pick, Green Bay wouldn’t go on the clock until Round 3 next spring. That is a significant amount of draft capital to have given up for a pair of players, even of Parsons’ and Olave’s caliber.