{"id":151045,"date":"2023-10-27T16:15:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T20:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=151045"},"modified":"2023-10-27T17:24:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T21:24:04","slug":"chiefs-trade-deadline-targets-hopkins-bolles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/10\/27\/chiefs-trade-deadline-targets-hopkins-bolles\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Named as Potential Landing Spot for 3 Top Trade Targets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs will be without linebacker Nick Bolton for the next six weeks following surgery to repair a dislocated wrist. In his absence, they may want to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/10\/18\/insider-floats-broncos-jeudy-chiefs-trade\/\" target=\"_self\">explore the trade market<\/a> to find a replacement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere aren\u2019t a lot of quality linebackers in the NFL, and most teams aren\u2019t interested in giving them away. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the33rdteam.com\/category\/analysis\/2023-nfl-trade-deadline-best-player-at-every-position-who-could-be-moved\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one available player<\/a> is Devin White, who requested a trade during the offseason,\u201d wrote Marcus Mosher of The 33rd Team on October 27. \u201cA change in scenery could do him well, and it does appear the Buccaneers would be open to trading for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Bucs\u2019 Devin White Named Potential Trade Target for Chiefs<\/h2>\n<h3>Devin White Could Replace Nick Bolton<\/h3>\n<p>White, 25, is in his fifth NFL season after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected him with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2019 draft. He set a career-high mark with 140 tackles in 2020 and then earned his first Pro Bowl nod in 2021 en route to a Super Bowl victory.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Devin White is a monster.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFLTop100?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NFLTop100<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nflnetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@nflnetwork<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PYHwiSNuZJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/PYHwiSNuZJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Buccaneers\/status\/1559022269388709890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He also had 124 tackles last season. But Mosher notes White\u2019s \u201cerratic\u201d play plays a major factor in the Bucs\u2019 potential willingness to part with him.<\/p>\n<p>Add in that his tackle numbers have fallen since setting his high mark and there are concerns.<\/p>\n<p>White has just two interceptions in his career. He has forced six fumbles but has only forced two in the last two-plus seasons, though he did recover three fumbles last season. Still, in the final year of his contract and with the 3-4 Buccaneers looking very much like a team in transition, he could make a ton of sense if the Chiefs don\u2019t want to wait out Bolton\u2019s return.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, Willie Gay, Drue Tranquill, and Leo Chenal all need to step up in his absence. Since it\u2019s not a season-ending injury, the Chiefs could just stand pat. And, if they do not choose to add a linebacker, they could explore other options ahead of the October 31 trade deadline.<\/p>\n<h3>DeAndre Hopkins Could Fix Chiefs Wide Receiver Room<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cAt the wide receiver position, DeAndre Hopkins was one of the biggest prizes in free agency this season, and he is showing why that was the case,\u201d Mosher wrote. \u201cWith the Titans in sell mode, it might be best for both parties to move him to a better situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hopkins, 31, has 376 yards on 27 receptions in 47 targets. His yardage and catch rate are both the fourth-lowest marks of his career.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs could certainly use someone as proven as Hopkins, a five-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-Pro wideout. But Hopkins\u2019 contract \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/nfl\/tennessee-titans\/deandre-hopkins-12307\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">two years, $26 million<\/a> \u2013 could prove to be an insurmountable obstacle for the Chiefs who have <a href=\"https:\/\/overthecap.com\/salary-cap\/kansas-city-chiefs#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">less than $4 million in cap space<\/a>, per Over The Cap. There will also be other suitors looking to add proven help at the position.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Have a day Nuk! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeAndreHopkins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DeAndreHopkins<\/a> up to 140 yards after this acrobatic catch <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa: Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TENvsIND?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TENvsIND<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLonCBS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@NFLonCBS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0aZqz75Loo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/0aZqz75Loo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tennessee Titans (@Titans) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Titans\/status\/1711099909431349525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mosher lists the Buffalo Bills and Carolina Panthers as possibilities.<\/p>\n<h3>Chiefs Could Build Trenches with Broncos&#8217; Garrett Bolles<\/h3>\n<p>Perhaps the Chiefs are comfortable enough to ride it out with their current wide receiving corps with rookie Rashee Rice coming on and the team re-acquiring Mecole Hardman from the New York Jets just this past week.<\/p>\n<p>They could also turn to the trenches, according to Mosher.<\/p>\n<p>He lists Denver Broncos left tackle Garrett Bolles as a potential trade target, though the obvious drawbacks of working with a division rival apply.<\/p>\n<p>Does Denver really want to help the Chiefs, even if it would ultimately help them? Do the Chiefs was to help the Broncos alleviate some of their future concerns, taking a soon-to-be rising cap number off their hands and forking over draft capital (i.e. cheap labor) to do it? For those reasons and more, Bolles is probably off the table.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NFL&#8217;s trade deadline is on October 31 and the Kansas City Chiefs could look to add one of these potential targets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2879,"featured_media":151046,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_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":[16,29,11],"tags":[7811,582,5058,2131],"class_list":["post-151045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chiefs","category-buccaneers","category-titans","tag-chiefs-featured","tag-deandre-hopkins","tag-devin-white","tag-garrett-bolles"],"modified_by":"Josh Buckhalter","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151045","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\/2879"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151045\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}