{"id":118891,"date":"2024-10-27T08:50:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T01:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=118891"},"modified":"2024-10-27T08:50:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T01:50:45","slug":"sources-diontae-johnson-christian-kirk-generating-trade-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=118891","title":{"rendered":"Sources &#8211; Diontae Johnson, Christian Kirk generating trade interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/i\/columnists\/full\/schefter_adam.png&amp;h=80&amp;w=80&amp;scale=crop\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior Writer<span class=\"timestamp \">Oct 26, 2024, 08:41 PM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\"><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> ESPN NFL Insider<\/li>\n<li> Joined ESPN in 2009<\/li>\n<li> Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>With <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"2e1473b2-e269-fd7a-1137-c1edacb85986\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/lar\/los-angeles-rams\">Rams<\/a> coach Sean McVay practically yanking <a data-player-guid=\"7884c02e-8370-0452-1d6b-a9979a1a214b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/2977187\/cooper-kupp\">Cooper Kupp<\/a> off the trade market, teams in search of wide receiver help now are expected to turn to other targets.<\/p>\n<p>The two receivers who have generated the most conversation so far are Carolina&#8217;s <a data-player-guid=\"0840444a-2bd0-5deb-66f0-91e20a1c88b2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3932905\/diontae-johnson\">Diontae Johnson<\/a> and Jacksonville&#8217;s <a data-player-guid=\"0c22d637-c0d7-6bac-7333-dc3a992bdc0d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3895856\/christian-kirk\">Christian Kirk<\/a>, league sources told ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>It wouldn&#8217;t be a surprise to see at least one of &#8212; and possibly both &#8212; Johnson and Kirk traded by the NFL&#8217;s Nov. 5 trade deadline, continuing a trend of wide receiver being the most in-demand and tradeable position.<\/p>\n<p>In the past week, three high-profile wide receivers have been traded: <a data-player-guid=\"d287bc03-47c2-c7f6-6160-e4280c80d2e2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/16800\/davante-adams\">Davante Adams<\/a> to the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"732d3caf-b350-1e34-48c6-b7cebb4a0d88\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/nyj\/new-york-jets\">Jets<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"0ef6cea0-ddbf-4e83-4495-e1b0bef18107\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/2976499\/amari-cooper\">Amari Cooper<\/a> to the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"232afaf2-01ac-fcc2-8bd6-66550df1703a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/buf\/buffalo-bills\">Bills<\/a> and <a data-player-guid=\"2dd1bd22-50e8-1dcb-8039-c85885c17fab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/15795\/deandre-hopkins\">DeAndre Hopkins<\/a> to the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"f68f2343-8ceb-7a02-740d-af6338be21d2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/kc\/kansas-city-chiefs\">Chiefs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>More trades are expected.<\/p>\n<p>The Panthers already have received multiple inquiries on Johnson, and sources believe Carolina is seeking a midround draft pick in return for a player who this season, despite playing in a struggling offense, has 30 receptions for 357 yards and three touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Some sources believe it&#8217;s only a question of where Johnson winds up before the trade deadline. The <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"647c27bf-ab86-550e-5b83-91c29e73e4a9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/car\/carolina-panthers\">Panthers<\/a> (1-6) play in Denver on Sunday and already have ruled out Johnson because of a rib injury.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson is 28 and due to make $3.5 million for the rest of the season &#8212; making him both younger and cheaper than some of the other potentially available wide receivers.<\/p>\n<p>Carolina will continue to listen to offers as the trade deadline approaches, but there are some sources who believe that, after a flurry of wide receiver trades, Johnson is now the receiver most likely to be moved.<\/p>\n<p>Other teams also are eyeing Kirk, whose performance this season in Jacksonville has fallen off compared to past seasons. Should the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"ca6fb778-cbf6-d9a3-3e93-01230335fcab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/jax\/jacksonville-jaguars\">Jaguars<\/a> lose Sunday to Green Bay to fall to 2-6, it might make it more likely they would be willing to entertain offers for players such as Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk, 27, has 25 receptions for 320 yards and one touchdown this season, his third with the Jaguars.<\/p>\n<p>The Jets also would be open to trading away veteran wide receiver <a data-player-guid=\"915d218e-ce3f-2f83-c976-23132144d788\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3045138\/mike-williams\">Mike Williams<\/a> for the right price, according to league sources.<\/p>\n<p>Teams still in need of a receiver are thought to be the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"debcd592-8d53-71f1-fc15-5c8b8ef9df6e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/pit\/pittsburgh-steelers\">Steelers<\/a> and the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"84caf62b-c753-71ea-a787-44fd224a4294\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/lac\/los-angeles-chargers\">Chargers<\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n<p>There had been speculation about whether the Rams would be willing to trade Kupp, but McVay did his best to shut down that conversation after Thursday night&#8217;s victory over the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"3db556c9-ed76-a7a5-4ccb-a92fc6db4334\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/min\/minnesota-vikings\">Vikings<\/a>. McVay reiterated his stance on Kupp on Friday morning, saying a trade involving the former NFL Offensive Player of the Year is &#8220;not a move that we want to make.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a Ram, and we expect him to stay that way,&#8221; McVay said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/42019851\/sources-diontae-johnson-christian-kirk-generating-trade-interest\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 26, 2024, 08:41 PM ET Close ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=118891\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=118891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118891\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=118891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=118891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=118891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}