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Teams must be down to the 53-man roster limit at 4 p.m. ET on the NFL’s Aug. 27 cutdown day. General managers and coaching staffs around the league are well aware of their roster constraints and the decisions they face, which often creates a dialogue with other teams to either get something of value in exchange for a player at a position of strength or to acquire a player who may be the missing piece in filling out a roster. Players waived as part of final roster cuts are exposed to the waiver wire, which is in order, from worst to best, of last season’s win-loss records. If a team believes a player of interest would be claimed prior to its position in the waiver line, then it behooves that team to explore acquiring that player via trade.
A total of 15 trades occurred during the month of August in 2022; down from 21 the prior year. There were 17 trades during the month of August last year and there have already been four this year. Of those 53 trades over the past three years, only two have involved a running back and one was a position-for-position swap. The majority of trades have featured offensive linemen, cornerbacks and specialists, although essentially every position has been represented at one point or another.
Players from four of the units featured in last year’s version were traded. Below are some of the units across the league that could be under the watchful eyes of personnel evaluators:
Browns defensive line
Cleveland will not make its core group of defensive linemen available but its depth may interest other parties. On the edge, the Browns have Myles Garrett, Za’Darius Smith and Ogbo Okoronkwo, as well as 2022 third-round selection Alex Wright and 2023 fourth-round selection Isaiah McGuire. Jeremiah Martin and Isaiah Thomas have made plays for the Browns in the preseason as well.
The defensive interior is where it gets particularly interesting. The Browns have…
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Author : Josh Edwards
Publish date : 2024-08-21 12:45:49
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