Normally a sleepy time in the NFL offseason, this week kicked off with a couple of blockbuster trades. One -- A.J. Brown to the Patriots -- we all saw coming. The other -- Myles Garrett to the Rams -- no one expected. Each move has the potential to alter the balance of power in the league, with two of last season's final four teams adding established superstars in an effort to get to the top of the mountain in 2026.
But as the dust settles on those two huge deals, it's natural to wonder what could be next. We have about five months until the NFL trade deadline and about three until the start of the regular season, so there are still some notable players who -- for one reason or another -- could get traded in one of those time frames.
We made a list of 10 players whose names you can expect to hear in trade speculation between now and November. We start with a familiar face on the trade market.
Maxx Crosby, Edge, Las Vegas Raiders
Crosby already got traded this offseason. Well, sort of. He was headed to Baltimore for a pair of first-round draft picks until the Ravens backed out over medical concerns regarding his surgically repaired left knee. Since that time, Crosby's $29 million salary has become fully guaranteed in 2027, which means any team that acquires him would owe him $59 million in fully guaranteed money over the next two years.
That isn't a bad number for a player of Crosby's caliber, but he turns 29 in August, and it remains to be seen what he looks like coming off a knee injury that was bad enough to kill a trade. I wouldn't expect Crosby trade talk to heat up again until he gets on a field and shows he's healthy. And from everything I've been told, that could be August or later.
Crosby might stick with the Raiders all year at this point, but if he's going to get traded at all, we're probably looking at something in-season ahead of the deadline. If a team such as the Cowboys, Bills, Bears or Patriots finds itself in contention and in need of an impact pass rusher, things could get interesting here again.