2016 NFL Trade Deadline: 5 Moves That Make Sense
By Erik Lambert
Alshon Jeffery to the Tennessee Titans
At first glance this sounds crazy, but is it? Odds are the Chicago Bears are looking towards 2017 already. It’s apparent their roster still needs a lot of work. GM Ryan Pace might love to get some extra draft pick. His biggest trade piece is Alshon Jeffery, who is currently on the franchise tag. It would likely take a 1st round pick in order for a team to get him at this point given the value of tagged players. So why would the Tennessee Titans be an option?
Two reasons. For one they really don’t have any definitive go-to targets at wide receiver. Tight end Delanie Walker currently leads the team in receiving yards and Rishard Matthews is right behind him. That is not the kind of weaponry Marcus Mariota will need to make himself and that team a success. Better still is the fact that the Titans have two 1st round picks at their disposal in 2017. All they’d have to do is flip one to the Bears in exchange for Jeffery, with assurances the wide receiver would sign a contract extension upon arrival of course.