{"id":143008,"date":"2023-07-26T14:00:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=143008"},"modified":"2023-07-26T06:53:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T10:53:13","slug":"matt-corral-trade-carolina-panthers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/07\/26\/matt-corral-trade-carolina-panthers\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Teams That Could Trade For This Former Day 2 Quarterback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Carolina Panthers have something of a logjam at the quarterback position. Bryce Young is locked in as the future of the franchise, while journeyman Andy Dalton will fill the roll of veteran mentor. This leaves second-year passer Matt Corral in an awkward situation, as the team tries to find a trade partner.<\/p>\n<p>Corral, a 2022 third-round pick, missed the entirety of his rookie season to injury and is reportedly going to receive the majority of the preseason reps. Obviously, nobody is going to trade for Matt Corral with the intention of making him their unquestioned starter. However, he does make sense for a team looking to upgrade their backup quarterback spot, or a team with an aging starter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Matt Corral making it look easy <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CxdvQuiTpL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/CxdvQuiTpL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Panthers On Tap (@PanthersOnTap) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PanthersOnTap\/status\/1553399157049679874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Top 5 Teams That Could Trade For Matt Corral<\/h2>\n<h3>Los Angeles Chargers<\/h3>\n<p>Justin Herbert recently became<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/38068747\/sources-chargers-qb-justin-herbert-agree-5-year-262m-extension?platform=amp\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> a much richer man<\/a>, so Matt Corral would obviously not be able to challenge him for the starting job. However, the Chargers desperately need a better backup. Easton Stick and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/04\/24\/max-duggan-2023-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_self\">Max Duggan<\/a> both leave a lot to be desired, and a Matt Corral trade would help secure the position. Corral won\u2019t be a 1:1 replacement for Herbert in the event of injury, but his poise under pressure and short-field accuracy should allow him to do an adequate job of keeping the ship afloat.<\/p>\n<h3>Minnesota Vikings<\/h3>\n<p>The Minnesota Vikings and Kirk Cousins are heading into what is probably their last season together. It\u2019s no secret that Minnesota wants a better bang for their buck, even though Cousins is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/05\/08\/nfl-quarterback-rankings-2023-season\/\" target=\"_self\">better quarterbacks in the NFL<\/a>. If the Vikings trade for Matt Corral, they\u2019d have an entire season to watch him in practice and see if he has what it takes to be a franchise quarterback.<\/p>\n<h3>Kansas City Chiefs<\/h3>\n<p>Patrick Mahomes is the best quarterback in the NFL, but Blaine Gabbert sure isn\u2019t. Jacksonville\u2019s former first-round pick has been an unmitigated disaster every time he steps on the field, and Kansas City would be in serious trouble if he ever had to play serious snaps. If Matt Corral shows any signs of promise in the preseason, the Chiefs need to think about orchestrating a trade.<\/p>\n<h3>Las Vegas Raiders<\/h3>\n<p>Jimmy Garoppolo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/38058081\/source-jimmy-garoppolo-foot-passes-raiders-camp-physical?platform=amp\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">passed his physical<\/a>, which means he will start Week 1 for the Las Vegas Raiders. However, with Garoppolo, it\u2019s only a matter of time before he\u2019s back on the injured reserve. If that happens, Brian Hoyer will take over under center, and nobody wants to see that. The Raiders are not going to be good this year, so they might as well trade for Matt Corral and see if they can find someone that can provide some hope for the future.<\/p>\n<h3>Los Angeles Rams<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking of teams with veteran quarterbacks and terrible rosters, 2023 is going to be a long season for the Los Angeles Rams. Matthew Stafford is back, but the rest of the roster needs a lot of help. The Rams need to get younger, and Stafford\u2019s back injury puts him at an advanced risk of re-injury. Just like the Raiders, the Rams could trade for Matt Corral, watch him in practice, and give him some playing time once the team is officially out of playoff contention.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: Eric Canha &#8211; USA Today Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Carolina Panthers are trying to trade quarterback Matt Corral, and there are a few teams that could be interested in the passer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":143015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30,16,17,18,34,26],"tags":[7642,7811,8783,7661],"class_list":["post-143008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-panthers","category-chiefs","category-raiders","category-chargers","category-rams","category-vikings","tag-chargers-featured","tag-chiefs-featured","tag-matt-corral","tag-panthers-featured"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}