NFL preseason trade matches: Which teams could make a deal? - ESPN

The NFL preseason trade market represents one of the last opportunities for teams to upgrade their rosters ahead of the 2024 season. So let's play trade partner matchmaker to create some potential deals for before Week 1.

I'm proposing five hypothetical moves that make sense for every team involved. We're looking for deals that these teams should pursue — as opposed to would pursue. That's an important distinction, particularly for the first deal listed below. I factored in team needs, cap space, roster situations and contending timelines.

Let's dive in and make some trades.

Bills receive: WR Davante Adams
Raiders receive: 2025 second-round pick (acquired from Texans/Vikings)

Raiders fans might not like this, and the team itself certainly doesn't — otherwise, it would have dealt Adams by now. But this exercise is finding trades that make sense for each team involved, and this one satisfies those requirements, despite Las Vegas' stubborn hold on its WR1.

My lack of belief in the Raiders is a big part of why I think they should make this trade. Perhaps I'll be proved wrong, but ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI) gives them a 17% chance to reach the playoffs and less than a 1% chance to reach the Super Bowl, let alone win it. Adams is 31 years old and due to make only $17.5 million in cash this season. He'll not only be older next year (and might be showing some initial signs of decline), but he'll also be scheduled to make $36.25 million at that point. If the Raiders don't deal Adams before the trade deadline this year, they might never be able to trade him.

The rational move would have been to do this last year or earlier this offseason, but there's still time for the Raiders to salvage value from Adams. They should move