Blockbuster Wide Receiver Trades Shake up NFL Free Agency

Yesterday, two big wide receiver trades happened in the NFL. Two big name players will be in new places for the start of the 2020 NFL season. 

Houston Texans-Arizona Cardinals Trade 

The Houston Texans traded away star Wide Receiver DeAndre Hopkins and a 2020 fourth-round draft to the Arizona Cardinals for Running back David Johnson, a 2020 second-round pick and a 2021 fourth-round pick.

DeAndre Hopkins is coming off his third straight season with 1,000 receiving yards or more. 

This past season DeAndre Hopkins finished with 104 receptions, 1,165 receiving yards, and seven receiving touchdowns. Hopkins brings the Cardinals the deep threat they desperately need with Larry Fitzgerald being on the back end of his career.

Kyler Murray and DeAndre Hopkins will be fun to watch next year, it’s almost as if the Arizona Cardinals received an early Christmas present. 

The Texans, however, fill a running back need that they have been searching for years now. However, David Johnson is not the same David Johnson we once knew he has become injury prone over the years. 

David Johnson rushed for only 345 rushing yards last season and two rushing touchdowns. 

David is seen as a threat catching out the backfield, he showed flashes of that again last year where he had 36 receptions, 370 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns.

We will soon see how this trade works out for the Houston Texans and Arizona Cardinals.

Minnesota Vikings-Buffalo Bills Trade

Lastly, another big Wide Receiver trade happened last night with Stefon Diggs and a 2020 seventh-round pick to the Buffalo Bills, for a first, fifth, and six-round 2020 draft picks and one fourth-round 2021 draft pick.

The Minnesota Vikings received a plethora of lucrative draft picks to trade the speedy deep threat receiver. 

Right after Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings agreed to a contract extension. Stefon tweeted “It’s time for a new beginning”. Later that night he got his wish and was traded to the Buffalo Bills.

This is a big move by the Buffalo Bills and shows they’re in win-now mode. Stefon Diggs gives Josh Allen the #1 big-time receiver he desperately needed. 

Stefon Diggs is coming off his second straight season of 1,000 receiving yards or more. This past season Stefon finished with 63 receptions, 1,130 receiving yards, and six receiving touchdowns. 

On the other Minnesota is loaded with these draft picks for the next two seasons. Minnesota Vikings will have the Buffalo Bills 22nd pick in this year's draft, where there will be a plethora of receivers to replace Stefon Diggs if they choose to go that route.

We will soon see how this trade works out for the Minnesota Vikings and Buffalo Bills.

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Contract Disputes Between Ezekiel Elliot and the Dallas Cowboys

Ezekiel Elliot has not reported to training camp, because of a contract dispute with the Dallas Cowboys. Zeke still has two years left on his rookie contract, but he wants to get paid the top running back money that he has rightfully earned!

Currently, Ezekiel Elliot is training in Los Cabos, Mexico instead of Oxnard, CA where the Dallas Cowboys are having their 2019 NFL Training Camp.

Jerry Jones comments didn’t help the situation, when he said, “Everybody knows you can win a Super Bowl without a top running back”. That’s funny coming from an NFL owner, whose franchise won three of the five Super Bowls from having a top running back in Emmitt Smith.

We could see a holdout that carries over into the regular season if Zeke and Cowboys management don’t find common ground in contract negotiations.

Ezekiel has rushed for 4,048 yards, 28 rushing touchdowns, 135 receptions, and 1199 receiving yards, and six receiving touchdowns in three seasons.

Zeke  has even rushed for 983 yards and seven rushing touchdowns after serving a six-game suspension in 2017 that is phenomenal.

The Dallas Cowboys offense needs Zeke to make the offense flow, we have all seen what Dak Prescott looks like without Ezekiel Elliot, the offense looks horrendous.

Only time will tell if both sides will agree on a new contract for Ezekiel Elliot.

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Trouble in Pittsburgh

Yesterday, the Steelers finalized Le’Veon Bell will not be playing week 1, against the Cleveland Browns. Although Le’Veon, said in the off-season he will not be playing on the franchise tag again, and if the Steelers offered him another franchise tag contract, he would sit out.

The Steelers must have thought he was bluffing. Le’Veon teammates took to social media yesterday, to show their disapproval of Le’Veon decision.

Maurkice Pouncey stated, “Why play hide and seek? Why let your agent say this? Just man up and tell us what you’re going to do.”

Ramon Foster followed by saying, “He’s making seven times what I make, twice as much as Villanueva is making, and we’re the guys that do it for him.”

It sounds like some hating, is going on in the Steelers Organization. The sad part is both Foster and Pouncey are NFLPA reps. They should be backing their fellow teammate in getting paid, instead of bashing him publicly.

This is why the NBA, will always be light years ahead of the NFL.

The Le’Veon situation shows you the “NFL is a business” only applies to the owner, GM, etc. The moment a player makes a business decision, involving more money in a contract they become greedy and selfish. Seems like a double standard to me.

Le’Veon Bell has rushed for 5,336 yards, ran for 35 touchdowns, caught 2,660 receiving yards, and caught seven touchdowns in five seasons.

Why wouldn’t you want to pay a running back as versatile and healthy as Bell?

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