The NFL offseason is starting to heat up and as training camp approaches some names been mentioned in trade rumors, as Kirk Cousins, Mike Wallace, Ryan Broyles, Denarius Moore, Andre Johnson, LaMichael James, Danny Amendola, Christian Ponder, Ryan Mallett, Mark Ingram and Nick Fairley have all come up as potential targets before training camp and while deals are unlikely, teams like the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings and New England Patriots could pull the trigger.
Johnson is the top name mentioned among the players that could potentially get traded before training camp or the season starts, as he has been displeased by the Texans building of the team this offseason since hiring Bill O'Brien. Johnson has expressed his displeasure and has not yet demanded a trade, but if he continues to stay away from the team, the trade talk will continue. Some of the other players mentioned have come up in potential deals, including Kirk Cousins with the Cleveland Browns, which came up during the NFL draft before the Browns selected Johnny Manziel in the first round.
The Browns reportedly offered a fourth round pick for Cousins and the Redskins turned them down, meaning they likely would want more than that in any other trade. The Browns are out of it now with Manziel in the fold, but injuries could get another team involved, while the Texans could be a fit as well. According to ESPN.com, the Texans were interested in Ryan Mallett with the Patriots, but so far no deal has been made and that likely won't happen now unless the Texans made a drastic change this summer. The team is comfortable with Case Keenum, Ryan Fitzpatrick and rookie Tom Savage, but head coach Bill O'Brien could be open to Mallett since he worked with the Patriots.
The Raiders have Moore and Matt McGloin and the Texans could be options for the QB eventually, as Oakland has Derek Carr now. If Carr can move ahead of McGloin, he could get moved to Houston and that comes after he was the QB for O'Brien at Penn State. The Raiders could also be in on the Andre Johnson trade, but that likely isn't happening, while Mike Wallace has been mentioned as trade bait by the Dolphins. The new GM Dennis Hickey did not sign Wallace and he could be more willing to move him now that Jeff Ireland is gone. The team drafted Jarvis Landry and he could step up as a replacement for Wallace as Ryan Tannehill develops this season.
Ryan Broyles, Denarius Moore, Danny Amendola and Johnson are all on the block and Broyles could be moved after the Lions took Eric Ebron and signed Golden Tate. Amendola could be in the mix after having a so-so season last year and some have suggested the Pats could be in on an Andre Johnson trade. Amendola could get packaged into that, while Mallett is still considered an option after the team drafted Jimmy Garoppolo in the second round. The Patriots don't like to waste picks and taking Garoppolo was no accident by Bill Belichick, as Mallett is coming into the last year of his deal.
