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Barnwell: 10 NFL trade candidates, and proposing deals that make sense
Emmanuel Sanders, WR, Denver Broncos
“One of the most impressive comebacks of the year belongs to Sanders, who tore his Achilles in December and seemed unlikely to be ready for the start of the 2019 season. Instead, he came back during preseason and hasn't missed a beat. Despite playing in what might charitably be described as a conservative offense under Joe Flacco, the 32-year-old Sanders has 24 catches for 307 yards and two touchdowns this season. Sanders has been limited in practice with a quad injury, but he certainly looks healthy enough to finish the final year of his current deal.
He has a little more than $7.2 million in prorated salary left in 2019, which reduces his trade value and makes it more likely that he wouldn't be dealt until the final days before the deadline. If a team waited until after Week 8 to trade for Sanders, though, it would owe only $5.4 million. I can think of one team that needs help at receiver and once expressed interest in Sanders ...
The trade: New England Patriots trade a 2020 sixth-round pick to the Broncos for Sanders
Sanders' versatility and ability to move around the formation appeals to the Patriots, who once signed Sanders to an offer sheet as a restricted free agentduring his time with the Steelers. It's unclear how much cap space the Patriots have given the Antonio Brown grievance, but they might need the Broncos to restructure Sanders' deal to absorb some of the remaining base salary, which would influence the quality of the picks heading back to Denver.
N'Keal Harry at midseason, but with Julian Edelman, Josh Gordon and Phillip Dorsett all banged up, adding Sanders would make a lot of sense for Tom Brady & Co.”
Emmanuel Sanders, WR, Denver Broncos
“One of the most impressive comebacks of the year belongs to Sanders, who tore his Achilles in December and seemed unlikely to be ready for the start of the 2019 season. Instead, he came back during preseason and hasn't missed a beat. Despite playing in what might charitably be described as a conservative offense under Joe Flacco, the 32-year-old Sanders has 24 catches for 307 yards and two touchdowns this season. Sanders has been limited in practice with a quad injury, but he certainly looks healthy enough to finish the final year of his current deal.
He has a little more than $7.2 million in prorated salary left in 2019, which reduces his trade value and makes it more likely that he wouldn't be dealt until the final days before the deadline. If a team waited until after Week 8 to trade for Sanders, though, it would owe only $5.4 million. I can think of one team that needs help at receiver and once expressed interest in Sanders ...
The trade: New England Patriots trade a 2020 sixth-round pick to the Broncos for Sanders
Sanders' versatility and ability to move around the formation appeals to the Patriots, who once signed Sanders to an offer sheet as a restricted free agentduring his time with the Steelers. It's unclear how much cap space the Patriots have given the Antonio Brown grievance, but they might need the Broncos to restructure Sanders' deal to absorb some of the remaining base salary, which would influence the quality of the picks heading back to Denver.
N'Keal Harry at midseason, but with Julian Edelman, Josh Gordon and Phillip Dorsett all banged up, adding Sanders would make a lot of sense for Tom Brady & Co.”
