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Demaryius Thomas

Demaryius Thomas Experiences Age Reality of an WR

Demaryius Thomas was steaming.

After being traded by the Denver Broncos and then coming back on Sunday to beat them in Denver, Thomas went on a Denver sports talk show and vented. He accused head coach Vance Joseph of lying to him, saying he wouldn’t be traded. He said Joseph told him not to listen to trade talks because they weren’t true.

But it was true. The Broncos were trying to trade him and did, sending him to the Houston Texans. He fumed that the receivers coach (Zach Azzanni) told him in games before the trade he wanted to get some of the younger, talented receivers playing time.

“That’s so disrespectful to me because I’ve put so much into the game, but you want me to come out for a rookie,’’ Thomas said on radio.

Welcome to the NFL. While receivers are vital to fantasy football and remain big names, the reality is once a veteran receiver reaches the age of 31, reality sets in. Teams are looking to replace them, and that’s what happened to Thomas in Denver.

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Making Financial Sense of Trading-Deadline Moves

This year’s trading deadline was highly anticipated because of the expected movement. The flurry of activity in the hours leading up to Tuesday’s deadline didn’t disappoint.

Here’s a look at the financial ramifications of the five deals made as the trading period ended. A team acquiring a player needed enough salary-cap room to absorb the remainder of his current salary. Since the trades occurred trade after Week Eight’s games, the acquiring team is be responsible for 9/17th of a player’s 2018 base salary and any other applicable salary components in his contract. Trades can’t be executed again until the 2019 league year begins on March 13 at 4 pm eastern time.

Golden Tate (WR): To Philadelphia Eagles From Detroit Lions

Trade Compensation: 2019 Third Round Pick

Remaining 2018 Salary: $3,705,882 (Lions 2018 Salary Cap Savings)
Eagles Current Cap Room: $6.34 Million
Lions 2019 Dead Money: None (Expiring Contract)

Eagles executive vice-president of football operations Howie Roseman making some sort of trading deadline deal shouldn’t come as surprise. He has been one of the most active NFL front office executives in the trade market over the last couple of years.

The Lions had shown little interest in giving Tate the contract extension he had long desired. Tate has clearly outperformed the five-year, $31 million deal he signed in 2014. Since the start of the 2014 season, Tate is sixth in the NFL with 416 receptions and 10th with 4,741 receiving yards.

Tate’s arrival could be to the detriment of Nelson Agholor. Tate, 30, excels in the slot where Agholor has been most effective over the last two seasons.

It’s hard to imagine Tate being more than a rental because of his expected contract demands and Philadelphia’s salary cap situation. The Eagles have the NFL’s second most 2019 cap commitments at $208.4 million with 44 players under contract. The top 51 cap numbers matter under offseason cap accounting rules. The 2019 salary cap will be in the $190 million neighborhood with a similar increase as in recent years.

There are natural exits points with several of Philadelphia’s contracts. For example, declining the 2019 options on quarterback Nick Foles and defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan while also releasing left tackle Jason Peters would collectively create $36.3 million of cap space.

Wide receiver Alshon Jeffery’s $11.75 million 2019 base salary is already fully guaranteed. The four-year, $52 million extension with slightly more than $27.25 million in guarantees Jeffery signed late in the 2017 season could be an important data point for Tate.

A lack of significant cap space should prevent the Eagles from being major players in free agency during the offseason. If Tate can sign a lucrative free agent contract, the third-round pick given up for him could be offset by the compensatory pick received in 2020. There’s a chance it could be the maximum of a third round pick but more likely a fourth round draft choice. The Lions were less likely to receive the same type of compensation as the Eagles if Tate had left after playing out his contract because of being in better cap space for free agency.

Demaryius Thomas (WR): To Houston Texans From Denver Broncos

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Trade Deadline Fantasy Impact – Some Winners in Green Bay

Breaking down fantasy impact of Tuesday’s trade deadline deals:

Ravens receive: RB Ty Montgomery

Packers receive: 2020 seventh-round pick

How this affects Ravens:

This makes Javorius Allen close to useless for fantasy reasons and Montgomery should quickly assume the passing game duties from Baltimore’s backfield. Alex Collins’ stock takes a little hit here as well. Collins is averaging a measly 3.7 yards per carry and overall, this offense could use a little spark that Montgomery might just provide. The competition for backfield touches (and might Montgomery also play some wide receiver in his new home?) with the Ravens is lesser than in Green Bay, so this trade helps Montgomery a bit as well. With just a 2020 seventh round pick as compensation, this doesn’t look like much, but this move might end up paying off well for Baltimore and Montgomery. After their Week 10 bye, Baltimore plays some of the worst defenses in the NFL. Montgomery might begin to pay off in Week 11 against the Bengals.

How this affects Packers:

We have been clamoring for Aaron Jones to take over the true lead job in Green Bay.

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NFL Has No Trade Problem — 99 Deals in 2018

Welcome to the new norm for the NFL trade deadline.

Thanks to the league’s 2012 decision to move the deadline back from after Week Six to after Week Eight, the number of trades toward the deadline escalated. There were seven in the final week of the 2017 trading period. There were nine in the final week this year to bring the number of 2018 trades to 99 (including draft trades), six more than in 2017.

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