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2025 Midseason NFL Trade Block: Week 7 Update
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2025 Midseason NFL Trade Block: Week 7 Update

Originally posted on NFLTradeRumors.co  |  By Logan Ulrich  |  Last updated Oct 14, 2025 9:13 AM ET

The NFL trade deadline is three weeks from today and the buzz is starting to pick up in a significant way. Teams are more willing than ever to be aggressive with trades. There have been seven deals already since the start of the 2025 season and two of them involved not only player-for-player trades, but teams swapping starters. The expectation should be for plenty more fireworks in the coming weeks. 

Here’s the latest update for our 2025 Midseason NFL Trade Block, cataloging position by position which players could possibly be available before the midseason deadline. This list is compiled by not only aggregating information from beat reporters and national insiders, but a healthy amount of dot-connecting leaning on years of experience covering the league. 

This is probably going to be the biggest update of the year with a staggering 32 players joining the list. There are a host of updates for many more, so keep on reading to find out who might be available at your favorite team’s biggest position of need. 

Added (Week 7):

Quarterback

Cousins and Wilson have been and will continue to be the headline names here, but barring a very specific string of events that involves major injury to another starting quarterback, it’s not likely either will be traded. The Falcons have maintained they don’t want to pick up all that much of Cousins’ $27.5 million base salary, and unless that changes it’s hard to see them having much luck with finding a trade partner. Cousins has a no-trade clause, too, and that could be a relevant hurdle to clear in any potential deal as well. 

The Giants have made it abundantly clear they would be willing to trade Wilson — it’s just a legitimate question whether they’re going to get any bites. He’s the backup for now but there’s a case to be made veteran QB Jameis Winston is better suited for that role given how fiercely Wilson was booed when he had to make a cameo appearance in Thursday’s big win over the Eagles. There’s a decent chance the Giants release Wilson after the trade deadline and move forward with Winston and first-round QB Jaxson Dart. 

Howell’s name bubbled up in reports about the Bengals searching for help at the position, and he’s already been traded twice this year. He’s third on the Eagles’ depth chart and I’m sure if the opportunity came for the team to turn a profit from the investment it made acquiring him, they’d take it. Philadelphia dealt a fifth and a seventh for Howell and a sixth in August. 

New England and Denver are two of a handful of teams that have three quarterbacks on the roster, making them potential options for other teams that are looking to fortify the numbers situation for their quarterback depth charts like Indianapolis and Baltimore. The Patriots and Broncos are more likely to part with third-string options like DeVito and Ehlinger than second-stringers given how important backup quarterbacks can be. 

Running Back

We highlighted Kamara in this space last week as someone who would make sense as a trade candidate even though there hadn’t been a lot of buzz and even though Kamara hasn’t been agitating to get out. Since then, there’s been both buzz about interest from other teams and a confirmation that Kamara told the Saints’ brass he wants to finish his career in New Orleans if possible. That carries weight for a player like Kamara who has accomplished so much for the Saints, but only to a point. If the Saints are blown away by an offer for Kamara, who turns 31 next July and has $3 million of his $11 million salary guaranteed, they have to consider it, especially with backup RB Kendre Miller making a strong case for more touches. 

Wright hasn’t played for the Dolphins yet this season. The first four games he was on injured reserve, but the last two he’s been an apparent healthy scratch. The second-year back was expected to take a leap forward this year but that hasn’t materialized. It would be tough to give up on him already after trading a third-round pick for the right to draft him in the fourth round in 2024, however, it all depends on what kind of offer the Dolphins get. 

McLaughlin had been working behind RB Tyler Badie, who Broncos HC Sean Payton seems to love as a passing down specialist despite having two other strong backs in veteran J.K. Dobbins and second-rounder RJ Harvey. But he made his debut this past week over Badie on the active roster. McLaughlin, a former UDFA out of Youngstown State, has legit wheels and could be a spark for another offense where his path to touches is clearer. 

Mitchell dazzled as a rookie in 2023, averaging 8.4 yards per rush and 10.3 yards per catch while scoring twice. Unfortunately he also suffered a gnarly knee injury that limited him to just five games the following year. Mitchell looked all the way back and healthy this preseason but the Ravens like Justice Hill more as a third-down back and Rasheen Ali more as a kickoff returner, leaving Mitchell behind both. Given the Ravens’ other woes on defense, Mitchell could be an interesting chip to use to try and add help. 

Ford’s snaps dipped in the first four games of the season but in the last two weeks they’ve ticked back up as the Browns have leaned on the veteran in passing down situations. Still, he’s in the final year of his contract and a prime trade candidate. Running backs often don’t have a lot of trade value, but there are some sparse backfields around the league and the Browns should be able to flip Ford for an asset as they lean even more on the youth movement on offense. 

Singletary is a favorite of Giants HC Brian Daboll and eventually followed him across New York state from the Bills. However, the veteran is third on the depth chart behind young backs Cam Skattebo and Tyrone Tracy. In an ideal world, that’s New York’s 1-2 punch. Singletary has a $4.75 million base salary this year which will work against him in trade talks, but no guarantees on a $5 million salary next year (which makes him a cut candidate). 

Pierce might end up as an example of how one team’s trash can be another team’s treasure. He hasn’t factored into the Texans’ backfield hardly at all despite there being a clear competitive opportunity. Perhaps a change of scenery could help him recapture his rookie year form when he nearly hit 1,000 yards rushing and was a bear to tackle. 

One of either Mostert or White will operate from week to week as the handcuff to first-round RB Ashton Jeanty. The other becomes potentially expendable. Mostert has speed, experience and some special teams versatility on his side. White is younger and a hammer. Both are in contract years. 

The running back depth chart behind Saquon Barkley is crowded for the Eagles, especially after they added Tank Bigsby in a trade earlier this year to go with Dillon and Will Shipley. There’s a fair amount of overlap between Bigsby and Dillon as hammer-style backs, though Dillon is a much better pass protector. Still, if you had to rank the four, he’d probably the odd one out. 

Johnson didn’t have a carry for the Bears going into Week 6 despite being active for three games. Chicago’s running backs are averaging 3.4 yards per carry, but the team evidently doesn’t think Johnson will be able to help improve that number much. The natural next question then is whether it’s worth keeping him on the roster. 

Wide Receiver

Struggles for several teams are starting to clarify who the potential sellers will be that teams will target ahead of the NFL trade deadline when looking for receiver help. However, it remains to be seen if any deals come together. For instance, the Saints will get interest in all their receivers, especially Olave and Shaheed, given their record at 1-5 and the fact that Olave and Shaheed will be up for new deals this coming offseason. Olave will be going into the final year of his contract in 2026 and set to make $15.493 million on the fifth-year option. Shaheed will be an unrestricted free agent in March. 

Other teams are almost certain to test how much the Saints want to keep those players, especially Shaheed since he’s the kind of player who will cash in tremendously from the way the wide receiver market has grown the past few years. The Saints are less handicapped financially than they’ve been in a long time but they still might find it hard to match what Shaheed could make. He’s a notable name to watch ahead of the deadline because he falls right in that sweet spot of someone who’s good enough to draw interest from other teams but doesn’t have a role that’s too big for the Saints to part with. Olave is the better receiver, which means the Saints will be more incentivized to keep the former first-rounder on a long-term deal. 

Cooks is the most expendable of the three but the 32-year-old has just 13 catches in six games and guaranteed money both this year and next, which makes him less attractive to other teams as a prospective trade candidate. 

By firing HC Brian Callahan, the Titans have officially waved the white flag on the rest of the season, though to be fair a 1-5 start had already put them far along down that path. A team that has been continuously hitting the reset button over the past three years is going to be doing the same in 2026. That makes any veteran on the roster potential trade bait, as well as anyone who was not acquired by the current regime. Lockett and Jefferson are veterans on expiring contracts who should be easy pickings if the Titans get any nibbles. Ridley’s situation is more complicated. 

Tennessee gave the 30-year-old veteran a huge $92 million contract as a free agent in 2024, with guaranteed money stretching into the third year of the deal. He has a $22.5 million guaranteed salary this year and a $20 million salary next year, $3 million of which is guaranteed. Unless he and the team are able to figure out how to make him a more consistent part of the offense before then, there’s a good chance he’s a cap casualty, as the current front office didn’t sign him. Ridley had over 1,000 yards last season but has not been efficient, with a catch rate hovering right around 50 percent. 

The veteran has been productive enough that it’s possible another team could show trade interest, particularly because the market for available veteran wideouts isn’t great this year. The Titans would almost certainly have to take on a chunk of cash, potentially including Ridley’s 2026 salary guarantees, to facilitate a deal, and the return would be an early Day 3 pick at best. Still, if Ridley isn’t in their plans past this season and if trading him won’t hurt the development of No. 1 pick Cam Ward too much, it would be a prudent move for the Titans. 

Meyers requested a trade this summer after a lack of progress on contract talks with the Raiders. The 28-year-old veteran is in the final year of his deal and will be an unrestricted free agent next year. Las Vegas rebuffed the request because Meyers is easily the team’s best wideout, but at 2-4, it’ll be interesting to see if the team relents if the losses keep mounting. It’s possible the rebuilding Raiders could get a quality pick for a receiver as established as Meyers, especially since it’s somewhat slim pickings as far as other options this year. 

Samuel made his debut in Week 4 and caught one pass. The Bills are probably fine keeping him as depth for the rest of the year, especially because his nearly $7 million salary is already guaranteed. The Bills would also probably be fine with another team taking on that money in a trade. Unfortunately for them, the salary also makes Samuel far less appealing as a trade asset, as does the veteran’s long injury history. 

Lazard has four catches for 24 yards and a touchdown this year. He’s far more impactful as a blocker and dirty work player, but those attributes aren’t typically what teams are hunting for at the trade deadline — unless it’s a team like the Steelers. 

Tight End

There was trade buzz about Andrews this offseason but the Ravens ultimately held onto him for the last year of his contract. For a team looking to not only contend, but claw back from a 1-5 start to the season, it would seem like Baltimore would be taking an all-hands-on-deck approach. However, trading OLB Odafe Oweh, a former first-round pick who had 10 sacks last year, shows the Ravens are willing to shake things up in a big way to try and address needs. With TE Isaiah Likely coming back, the Ravens have three starting-caliber tight ends between him, Andrews and Kolar. They also have a ton of weapons on offense. You could make a case that the Ravens could trade Andrews to shore up a different need, possibly on defense, and still be just fine. 

Any veterans on expiring contracts are worth watching as potential trade candidates for the Browns, especially the more losses the team accrues. Njoku fits that category, and because of the way his contract is structured with a minimum base salary and most of his compensation already paid out as a bonus, he’s extremely tradable. The Browns should field notable interest from teams interested in adding a boost to their pass-catching group. 

The emergence of third-round TE Harold Fannin is a factor here, as the rookie has more targets and catches than Njoku through four games. But the two have very different body types and play different roles in the offense. The more relevant factor for the Browns will be how likely they see the odds of Njoku returning in 2026, as his asking price could be notable and Cleveland will still be rebuilding on a budget. 

Okonkwo is in the last year of his rookie deal and has flashed as a flex type at tight end. Whether it was his own inconsistency or a lack of imagination from the Titans’ coaches, it hasn’t come together in Tennessee. The team has made some other young investments in the position, and if Okonkwo isn’t in the long-term plans, it makes sense to shop him for a pick. 

Ruckert is in the final year of his rookie contract and was not drafted by the brand-new Jets regime. He did manage to win the No. 2 tight end job and has held onto it to start the year. There are two other tight ends on the roster behind him if the Jets get trade interest and elect to go in a different direction. 

Hudson’s worth mentioning because the Bengals got even deeper at tight end when they signed veteran Noah Fant and it pushed Hudson even deeper down the depth chart. Then again, the pectoral injury to veteran TE Mike Gesicki might open up snaps for Hudson. 

Offensive Line

The demand for competent offensive linemen always exceeds the supply in the NFL, and that’s worsened when the regular season begins and injuries start thinning out the position even more. For that reason, it’s rare to see an in-season trade involving offensive linemen, as teams are trying as hard as they can to cultivate a surplus of depth at the position and not trade it away. 

Any exceptions usually involve extenuating circumstances. When it comes to Neal, the former top-ten draft pick has had a plethora of chances to prove himself in the lineup and has come up small each time. The Giants kicked him inside to guard this preseason in a last-ditch effort to help him find a groove, and so far he’s been a healthy scratch in every game. If the Giants get any kind of offer for him after declining his fifth-year option this past May, they’d likely jump at it. 

The Titans will want to be cautious not to sabotage their rookie quarterback’s development by trading away starters tasked with protecting him. Ward is already on pace to break the rookie record for sacks, though a lot of that has to do with his tendency to hold onto the ball. Zeitler is on an expiring deal, however, and would be one of the team’s top trade assets despite his age if Tennessee made him available due to the demand for quality offensive linemen around the league. 

Radunz signed a prove-it deal with the Saints this offseason and has made two starts as an injury fill-in. When everyone up front is healthy, he’s a backup with some versatility to play guard or tackle. However, the team has some other rookie free agents it could look to give playing time later this season instead if the losses continue to pile up, and Radunz could be more valuable as a trade chip on a one-year deal than as a role player. 

Mitchell is another Jets player drafted by the previous regime who’s in the final year of his rookie contract. New York also has both veteran Chukwuma Okorafor and UDFA Esa Pole at tackle behind first-round bookends Olu Fashanu and Armand Membou. If the Jets trust Okorafor as the swing tackle, they could be comfortable enough to trade Mitchell. 

Defensive Tackle

There’s a case to be made that Simmons is the top trade asset for the Titans right now and he’s unquestionably their best player. The team should be in the business of getting more players like him, not trading them away, but Tennessee has to go through the same calculus as any other rebuilding squad. Simmons will be 29 next year and has two more years left on his contract at salaries of $20.1 million and $23 million. By the time the Titans are competitive, will Simmons still be the same difference-making player? Or will the Titans be better off taking a high draft pick who has a chance to be a long-term building block — maybe even someone as good as Simmons? 

It’s not an easy dilemma and odds are the Titans will stand pat after getting burned on some high-profile trades over the past few years. Simmons is a key leader in the locker room and that will matter as the team tries to stop the season from spiraling even more out of control. But if Tennessee chooses differently, they will have options. Other teams have been sniffing around Simmons for a couple of years now and he’s having a great season so far despite the Titans’ struggles, piling up 4.5 sacks through six games. 

There should be far less controversy if the Titans want to trade Joseph-Day or Tuttle, but also far less of a market for players who are basically two-down run stuffers at this point. Joseph-Day is due $3.5 million this year; Tuttle is on a minimum contract. 

Harris is in his age-34 season but has been a productive contributor in Cleveland’s dominant defensive line rotation, including the game-winning blocked kick against the Packers in Week 3. He’s another veteran on an expiring deal in Cleveland, and the Browns have enough depth at defensive tackle to be able to part with him for a pick if there’s a contender in need of reinforcements. 

Ogunjobi is a unique case because he’s currently serving a six-game suspension after being signed to a notable contract by the Bills this offseason (one year, about $6.6 million). At one point, it was unclear what kind of role he’d get when he returned given how much depth the Bills had at defensive tackle with Ed Oliver, Da’Quan Jones, second-rounder T.J. Sanders, fourth-rounder Deone Walker and Jordan Phillips. But Jones and Sanders are both banged up, with Sanders going on IR and needing knee surgery. Oliver missed a lot of time to start the season as well. If Ogunjobi can help the Bills’ leaky run defense, they could make sure to find a role for him. If not, he’s on just a $3 million salary for the rest of the season. 

Edge Rusher

Every loss the Bengals take before the trade deadline following Week 9 raises the slim but not nonexistent chance of a dramatic pivot to trade away Hendrickson — even after an offseason of holding on tightly through contentious contract negotiations. The trade for Flacco shows the Bengals haven’t given up hope but if they can’t get a couple wins in the next three games, the front office has to weigh its options. It’s not out of the question that the Bengals would use the franchise tag to keep Hendrickson in 2026 but that path is fraught with risk given Cincinnati will have a lot less leverage than they did this past spring and summer. It’s more likely that he walks to a new team, and if that is going to be the case, the Bengals are better served by trading him for a pick than allowing him to leave with nothing in return besides the slim chance of a compensatory pick. 

Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill was in line to be the prize of the deadline before he blew out his knee, but there are other big-name players who could be on the move out of Miami. Both Chubb and Phillips face uncertain long-term futures. Phillips isn’t under contract past the end of this season as he plays out his fifth-year option worth $13.25 million. The only way to guarantee he doesn’t reach free agency is the franchise tag and the Dolphins are currently in the red in terms of projected cap space in 2026. Miami has let a battalion of young players walk the past couple of years because it didn’t have the cap space to keep them, and Phillips seems poised to join that cohort. 

Chubb is under contract through 2027 but has no more guarantees on his deal starting in 2026, making him a potential cap casualty this offseason. He’s playing well with four sacks so far this season but has a long injury history. At a salary of nearly $20 million next year, he becomes a risky asset to keep for a Dolphins team that will be undergoing some form of a rebuild. 

Phillips has had multiple major injuries in his career, too, which will be a factor as other teams ponder their options. Phillips is 26 compared to 29 for Chubb, but the older veteran is dramatically cheaper for this year due to his minimum base salary. Depending on the context, that could mean a stronger return. Given the league-wide demand for pass rushers, the Dolphins would have interest if or when they decide to start selling. 

Johnson has reportedly sparked some trade inquiries from other teams as the Jets fell to 0-6 on the season. He is under contract for one more season after the team picked up his fifth-year option this past offseason, and at 26 years old he feels more like a player the Jets would want to build around rather than trade away. But it all depends on the evaluation HC Aaron Glenn and GM Darren Mougey make, as well as what another team puts on the table. Do Glenn and Mougey like Johnson enough to turn down a second-round pick, for example? 

White looked like an ascending player after his second season, notching five sacks as one of the few bright spots for the Patriots under former HC Jerod Mayo. However, he’s seen his playing time fall dramatically and he looks like one of the many players who aren’t as good a fit under new HC Mike Vrabel’s staff. White has one more year on his rookie deal left after this one, and could be an under-the-radar fit for a team that sees its system as a better fit. 

Granderson has come up as a potential person of interest on the Saints from other teams. The veteran has been a starter the last two years and is en route to a career year so far in 2025 with 4.5 sacks in six games. He’s on the older side at 28 years old and has two more years remaining on his contract after this one at salaries of $10.75 million each (half of that guaranteed in 2026). However, at a minimum base salary for 2025, Granderson would be very attractive as a trade asset if the Saints decided to move him. That’s also not a prohibitive number for the future, so Granderson could command a sneaky strong return for someone who’s a nice player but not a household name for a lot of fans. 

Jordan is much more well-known, but like Kamara, he has earned enough equity with the franchise not to be traded unless he requests a deal or another team comes calling with a monster offer. Last year Jordan was reportedly pushed to the brink of requesting a trade and saw his snaps fall under 50 percent. This year, he’s back up to 70 percent of the snaps and is playing pretty well. He’s got 2.5 sacks in six games and is on just a $1.255 million minimum salary. 

The Titans have a bunch of edge rushers who should draw interest from other teams now that it appears as if Tennessee is calling time of death on the season. Jones is the biggest name and has just a $2.5 million compensation package remaining after the Titans paid him a $6 million signing bonus. He’s had an interesting career, starting out primarily as an interior defender with the Broncos before shifting into essentially a full-time edge rusher over the past two years. He’s listed at 6-3 and 281 pounds, so he has the size to play both depending on what a new team is looking for. 

Key is a more traditionally built pass rusher at 6-5 and 240 pounds who’s carved out a solid career as a complementary player — not the tip of the spear for a defense’s pass rush but a strong role player. He’s in the final year of his contract, making him a strong trade candidate, but the catch is he’s owed $6.75 million this year which is a lot pricier than many of the other options available. Teams will likely ask the Titans to pick up a portion of that figure. 

Ward is playing for his seventh team in 10 years and is the definition of a journeyman veteran. He’s not a flashy player but that experience could be valued for a contending team looking to add a role player for 15-20 snaps a game. 

Wright and Tryon-Shoyinka are both on expiring deals. Tryon-Shoyinka was a dart throw signing this offseason as the Browns filled out their rotation. Wright is a former third-round pick who flashed in his first two years before tearing his ACL in 2024. He’s back and so far has been a bright spot in a contract year, perhaps setting himself up for a contract the Browns can’t or don’t want to match in 2026. If they see that coming, it makes some sense to try and lock in a pick for him now instead of playing the compensatory pick game. 

Jennings was the subject of some trade rumors this summer but remained on New England’s roster through cutdown day. He’s a workmanlike player who does a lot of dirty work in the run game, but has played a bit role so far this season with around 20 percent of the snaps. 

Taylor signed with the Texans as a rotational rusher this offseason but has been a healthy scratch the past two games. If he’s fallen out of favor in Houston, a change of scenery would make a lot of sense. Taylor had 24.5 sacks in his first four seasons, primarily as a sub-package rusher. 

Enagbare is a former fifth-round pick who has carved out a role as a rotational rusher for the Packers, but is in the final year of his rookie deal. The injury to Packers DE Lukas Van Ness might make them reluctant to part with edge rusher depth but they do have another mid-round pick in Barryn Sorrell who could step up to fill the void, plus another edge rusher in Brenton Cox who’s eligible to come off injured reserve. Enagbare has 9.5 career sacks but none so far this year. 

Linebacker

With last year’s breakout All-Pro Zack Baun and first-rounder Jihaad Campbell, the Eagles have one of the better linebacker duos in the league through the first third of the season. That leaves them in an interesting spot now that Dean, a starter last year who tore his patellar tendon in January during the playoffs, is healthy enough to make his return to the lineup. He proved himself as a capable starter last year, racking up 128 tackles, three sacks, a forced fumble, an interception and four pass deflections in 15 starts. But Campbell and Baun are playing too well to take off the field, and the Eagles have some other players who can serve as backups. Dean is in the final year of his rookie contract and likely signing elsewhere after this season, so it would not be surprising to see the Eagles try and flip him to shore up another spot on their defense. 

Williams is another linebacker in a contract year to pay attention to. He signed his deal for former GM Joe Douglas, not the current regime of Mougey and Glenn. That matters when looking ahead, as the new regime doesn’t have the same commitment to him both as a player and as a schematic fit. If the Jets don’t plan to bring him back next year, it makes sense to explore their options before the deadline this year, even though the defense has been awful. Williams is hurt right now but should get back to full health in time to be a trade candidate. He has a $6.5 million base salary this season. 

Wilson has been a mainstay in the middle of the Bengals’ defense since the 2021 season, but just lost his starting job this past week as Cincinnati moved fourth-round LB Barrett Carter ahead of him. The former Wyoming star was a 24-year-old rookie and just turned 29, so it seems like he got caught in the Bengals’ youth movement on defense. If that turns into a willingness to trade away players, Wilson is worth watching. He’s owed a little under $6 million this year, then $6 million and $6.6 million the next two years. 

NFL Media mentioned Werner in a report over the weekend about Saints players who could be or have been of interest in the lead-up to the trade deadline. In Week 6, Werner saw a noticeable dip in his snaps, going to a season-low 59 percent after averaging well over 80 percent in the five games prior. The Saints were sprinkling reps to some other younger players, which is the reason for the dip, and if they liked what they saw, it could make them more willing to deal Werner, even though the 26-year-old has two more years after this on his contract at very reasonable salaries of $6.25 and $6.5 million. 

Gay was a camp and preseason standout who looked poised to seize a much bigger role than the Dolphins expected when they signed him to a small contract. Instead, he’s played just 17 snaps on defense, including none in Week 6 when the Dolphins were down starting LB Tyrel Dodson. He’s on just a one-year deal, so if the Dolphins aren’t planning to play him, it would make more sense to trade him. 

Baker signed a one-year deal this offseason and is playing behind a couple of other players so far to start the season. His deal is structured with a veteran minimum salary, so if the Browns decide to move ahead with other younger options, they should be able to find a taker for Baker. 

Tavai has been on the injured list to start the year but he’ll have a chance to factor into the lineup where the Patriots’ incumbents have struggled. However, Tavai will likely run into the same issue a lot of other former holdovers have had with fitting into the new system under Vrabel. 

Cornerback

Dallas’ struggles on defense to start the season have been well-publicized, and there are a host of issues facing the Cowboys on that side of the ball. One is that new DC Matt Eberflus is trying to fit a few square pegs into his system. The Cowboys are playing a lot more zone coverage than they did last year. It hasn’t gone well and Diggs was openly asking for more man coverage in interviews recently. Diggs has also had tension with the coaching staff and front office over his injury rehab and was benched to start the Week 4 game. It’s not outside the realm of imagination to see the Cowboys being willing to move on if another team is willing to take on the rest of Diggs’ $8.5 million guaranteed salary, even if it does leave a short-term hole at cornerback.

Carter is hurt right now, which makes a trade tough until he heals up, but he should clear the concussion protocol soon. At that point, the Jets could look to shop him. He signed a brand-new contract extension just over a year ago but was banged up in 2024 and now is playing for a different head coach and general manager who aren’t as personally invested. New York has some depth at cornerback, especially after trading for Titans CB Jarvis Brownlee who was billed as a potential nickel coming out as a prospect and has been working at that position the last two weeks. Sending out Carter could be the other shoe to drop. He’s due just $1.6 million this year, followed by $9.7 million in 2026 with $1.38 million guaranteed already, plus another $4 million vesting in March. At one point, he was a high-level slot corner, so he could draw some interest. 

There was an interesting report about other teams viewing Woolen as a potential trade candidate ahead of the deadline, which is serious buzz to pay attention to. Woolen is in the final year of his contract, has been inconsistent under HC Mike Macdonald and has the athletic gifts to spark some interest from other teams. Seattle is also deep enough at cornerback to be able to make the move with the emergence of some other players — or at least it was before a rash of short-term injuries. If those clear up, it’s still possible Woolen could be moved. 

McCreary is worth mentioning because he’s in the final year of his rookie contract and it’s not clear if he’s viewed as an extension priority by the Titans (even if he should be). A lot could depend on who the defensive coordinator ends up being next year. Teams have differing philosophies when it comes to slot corners, and some view them as replaceable. 

Sneed is a trickier situation and the Titans might be hoping another team bails them out with a trade. He was signed to a big free agent deal last year but played just five games as injuries caught up to him. This year, he’s played six games and has not been particularly great, not for someone making $19 million in guaranteed salary. He’s due $15.15 million next year and $7.5 million of that is guaranteed for injury. Given Sneed’s history with his knee, it’s not a lock the Titans could cut Sneed and be free of those obligations. Of course, other teams know that too. 

Another wrinkle to the situation is that while Titans GM Mike Borgonzi didn’t sign Sneed to that deal last year, he did know Sneed well from their time in Kansas City together and was part of the front office when they orchestrated the tag-and-trade to the Titans. 

Williams is playing a lot on special teams right now but hardly at all on defense after seeing between 30-40 percent of the snaps in each of his first three seasons. That experience could make him appealing for a corner-needy team, and the Chiefs could use Williams as a chip ahead of the deadline to try and add more help to the roster or a future pick. 

Safety

Dugger ended up sticking on the roster out of the preseason despite major buzz that he could be on the way out. His salary might have been a factor, especially if the Patriots didn’t want to essentially pay him to play somewhere else. The team’s depth at safety isn’t as strong as it was this summer but it’s still possible New England decides a fresh start is the best option here like they did with Jabrill Peppers. 

Adams has been usurped by fourth-round S Malachi Moore and is in the final year of his contract. If the Jets don’t plan to bring him back, he makes sense as a trade candidate if he sparks interest from other teams. 

The Titans have some depth at safety, including younger players whom it makes sense to prioritize snaps for. Third-round S Kevin Winston just made his debut after a torn ACL in his final college season. Freeing up snaps for him might mean removing Diggs or Woods from being roadblocks at some point. 

The Panthers also have some young safeties who are operating behind the veteran Scott for now, but should take over as the season progresses, especially if Carolina keeps losing and getting shredded on defense.

This article first appeared on NFLTradeRumors.co and was syndicated with permission.

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