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Updated · CBS Sports · Nov 6

NFL Contenders Eye November 10 Trade Deadline With 14 Playoff Teams Linked to Targets

Updated

Updated · CBS Sports · Nov 6

NFL Contenders Eye November 10 Trade Deadline With 14 Playoff Teams Linked to Targets

Q: With the November 10 deadline just four days away, which desperate NFL contender will overpay for a blockbuster star?

The most likely contender to overpay is Denver, if Indianapolis truly opens the door on Jonathan Taylor. Among the buyers, the Broncos have the clearest blend of urgency and need. Reporting around the deadline consistently ties Denver to Taylor as its dream move, and the reasoning is straightforward: the Broncos’ run game has been poor, Bo Nix has been under pressure, and their offense needs a reliable engine to sustain a postseason push. Multiple reports also suggest the Colts would seek a premium return, potentially a first-rounder or a strong multi-pick package, which is exactly the kind of deal that starts to look like an overpay for a running back. Kansas City would have been the other obvious answer if Garrett Wilson were truly available, but the latest reporting says the Jets have “no way” of trading him. That takes the biggest potential receiver blockbuster off the board. Buffalo’s safety search is real, but even a Jessie Bates deal is being framed more as a high-cost upgrade than a reckless swing, with a third-round type valuation circulating in the market. Denver stands out because the pressure point is sharper. The Broncos are being described as a team in a Super Bowl window that cannot go far with their current ground game. That kind of thinking often drives aggressive deadline bids. If they decide Taylor is the missing piece, they are the team most likely to pay above market to get him before Nov. 10.

3 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · Nov 6

Less than a week before the November 10 deadline, an NFL trade analysis maps out realistic and "pipe dream" moves for all 14 current playoff teams, framing the market around contenders trying to sharpen weak spots.
Buffalo, Denver and Pittsburgh are cast as buyers for help in the secondary or passing game, with the Bills tied to safeties Jessie Bates or Amani Hooker, the Broncos to tight end Dallas Goedert, and the Steelers to receiver Josh Downs or corner Amik Robertson.
Jacksonville, Kansas City and Cincinnati are linked to bigger needs on the defensive interior, at wide receiver and in coverage, with names such as Christian Barmore, Zach Sieler, Garrett Wilson, Brian Thomas Jr., Daiyan Henley and Riq Woolen floated as fits.
In the NFC, San Francisco and Minnesota are portrayed as needing offensive reinforcements because of injuries or poor rushing efficiency, while Detroit, Chicago and Carolina are pushed toward cornerback or edge help to stabilize battered defenses.
The piece follows earlier headline deals involving Quenton Nelson, DeForest Buckner and Jeffrey Simmons, arguing that more notable veterans could move as teams choose between an all-in playoff push and a reset toward the draft.