The NFL trade market has been anything but quiet this offseason. The blockbuster deals keep coming. With Myles Garrett heading to Los Angeles and A.J. Brown landing in New England, the league’s biggest storylines might just continue to come via trades.
Several more high-profile players remain in trade limbo, caught between teams ready to move on and a league full of contenders looking to add difference-makers before training camp opens. Three names stand out as next in line.
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Alvin Kamara, RB, New Orleans Saints
Sep 14, 2025; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (41) runs against the San Francisco 49ers during the first half of NFL game at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
The Saints gave everyone the answer they needed when they signed Travis Etienne to a four-year, $52 million deal in free agency. They just haven’t officially acted on it yet.
Kamara is entering the final year of his contract with a $10.5 million cap hit and only $3 million guaranteed. He is coming off the worst season of his career: 11 games, 657 yards from scrimmage and a 51.7 PFF grade that ranked dead last among 55 qualified running backs.
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New Orleans restructured his deal earlier this offseason to create post-June 1 flexibility, dropping the dead cap hit from $21.3 million to just over $7 million. General manager Mickey Loomis has refused to commit to Kamara’s roster spot. Head coach Kellen Moore called it a challenge “navigating how all these pieces work together.” Kamara showed up to OTAs unexpectedly but stayed vague on a contract rework, saying, “There’s a time and a place for everything.”
Possible trade destinations: Jacksonville, Washington
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Brandon Aiyuk, WR, San Francisco 49ers
Oct 20, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk (11) walks on the field before the start of the NFL game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images
The 49ers want to trade Aiyuk. The rest of the league is content to wait them out.
San Francisco signed Aiyuk to a four-year, $120 million extension in August 2024. Seven games later, he tore his ACL and MCL. He missed the entire 2025 season, cut off communication with the team during his rehab and had all of his guaranteed money voided as a result. Two rival executives told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on June 1 that Aiyuk is simply untradeable right now, given the knee, the contract complications and his disconnect from the organization.
The contract math explains the stalemate. A post-June 1 trade or release carries roughly $2 million in dead cap for San Francisco. But if Aiyuk remains on the roster past Sept. 1 without a new deal, a $24.94 million option bonus kicks in. The 49ers have no intention of paying it. General manager John Lynch has been publicly available for offers. “We’re available,” Lynch said after the draft. “Give us a call.” No one has.
This week, a misdemeanor arrest warrant was issued for Aiyuk by the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office stemming from a December video he posted of himself driving 104 mph near Levi’s Stadium. He has not played in an NFL game since October 2024.
Possible trade destinations: Washington, Green Bay
Keon Coleman, WR, Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Keon Coleman yells as he takes the field during team introductions before their home NFL game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park on Nov. 2, 2025.
No player in this offseason’s trade conversation has more drama attached to his name than Coleman.
The Bills drafted him 33rd overall in 2024 out of Florida State. Two seasons later, he has 960 receiving yards, a 66.1 PFF grade that ranked 55th among 81 qualified receivers in 2025 and a reputation for showing up late to meetings. He was benched four times last season. Owner Terry Pegula used a press conference to publicly distance the organization from the pick, saying the coaching staff “pushed to draft Keon” and that it was not general manager Brandon Beane’s first choice.
Coleman called the season “ass” at OTAs and acknowledged the stakes plainly: “Getting benched four games, some s— like that. Unacceptable.”
Head coach Joe Brady has been Coleman’s most vocal defender, saying, “The best thing that happened to Keon Coleman was me being his head coach.” Beane turned down trade inquiries from the Baltimore Ravens, Washington Commanders, Las Vegas Raiders and Atlanta Falcons before the draft, telling WGR 550, “We’ve hit the reset button with him.”
Buffalo added DJ Moore to go along with Joshua Palmer and Khalil Shakir and drafted Skyler Bell at receiver. Where Coleman fits is a big question mark.
Possible trade destinations: Baltimore, LA Rams
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