Trades we"d like to see happen at deadline - NFL.( Broncos Acquire Vernon Davis)
The NFL trade deadline passed Tuesday without a move from theVikings.
Minnesota needs help on the offensive line and in the running game. However, the Vikings have just $445,692 of salary-cap room, making any possible deal difficult.
The Vikings made a big move Sept. 3 when they acquired quarterback Sam Bradford from Philadelphia for first- and fourth-round draft choices. They also signed tackle Jake Long as a free agent Oct. 11, and he got his first start in Mondays 20-10 loss at Chicago.
Since the signing of Long, Minnesotas injury-riddled offensive line has continued to struggle. Coach Mike Zimmer, however, has said the Vikings are prepared to go with the players they have.
The Vikings are averaging just 70.3 yards agame on the ground, second-worst in the NFL. Running back Adrian Peterson, though, could be back in December after needing surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee in September.
The 2016 NFL trade deadlineis set for 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 1. Between now and the moment the clock strikes four on Tuesday afternoon, a final blitz of phone calls and trade discussions will take place. The results of those conversations will shape the present and future of the NFL.
Are theGiants going to truly enter the Joe Thomas sweepstakes? Can theEagles go out andfind a playmaker to add to an offense that desperately needs one, like, sayAlshon Jeffery or Torrey Smith? Will theJets actuallyconsider deals for stars likeBrandon Marshall or Sheldon Richardson?
With the Patriots, Cowboys and Vikings looking like the class of the NFLthrough eight weeks, every other team in the NFLneeds to play catch up in order to dream on a Super Bowl run this season. The trade deadline is a chance to make that ground up.
With so many teams bunched in the NFC, a difference-making trade could be what separates a contender from a pretender down the stretch.
Follow along for every piece of news, rumor and update to fly out of NFLcircles leading up to the deadline.
NJ Advance Media will have reporters covering the Eagles, Giants and Jets every transaction and how it impacts the sport. Consider this a one-stop shop for their coverage and a primer for the wild day around the league.
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Taking a trip down memory lane of recent NFL trade deadlines is somewhat of an exercise of amnesia.
The more you call around the league, the more you hear, "Nothing really comes to mind," in answers to questions about trade-deadline deals that fell through. It"s understandable. So few deals are really in the works that the conversations become forgettable past the deadlines.
"There"s a lot of teams that don"t make in-season trades," New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick told reporters last week. "They seem kind of reluctant to trade -- this time of year, especially."
Since the new collective bargaining agreement of 2011, the value of draft picks has escalated and more teams are realizing that building through free agency doesn"t work. Most trades for players are for sixth- or seventh-round picks.
Belichick and the Patriots are the exception. They have become the king of the trade deadline over the past few years, proving it again Monday when they shipped linebacker Jamie Collins -- one of the team"s most talented players -- to the Cleveland Browns.
To coincide with Tuesday"s trade deadline (4 p.m. ET), here are some recent deadline deals that didn"t get done, with help from a few NFL executives across the league who helped jog my memory.
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