This year’s NFL trade deadline is scheduled for Nov. 3, giving teams less than two weeks to cut a deal before everyone must hang up their phones and unplug the fax machines. That makes trade speculation welcome fodder for everyone within the league’s orbit, and the always-gambling New Orleans Saints are again at the center of guessing-games around the NFL.
The Athletic posited one big move for the black and gold: a trade with the 1-5 Houston Texans to acquire superstar pass rusher J.J. Watt, in exchange for a second round draft pick and a conditional third rounder in 2021.