Football fans of BC, did you hear the news? Today is the NFL trade deadline! Now I know it’s nothing like the NHL trade deadline, and especially not like the craziness that comes with the NBA trade deadline, but it’s still an important day! There won’t be any superstars traded, but you should still expect some moves that will shake up the league. Will any of them make an impact in the second half of the season?

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The clock is ticking, there’s only two hours left before the league shuts down any trade calls. So is there anything left to look forward to this deadline? Perhaps… there always seems to be a last-minute surprise when it comes to any sports trade deadline. That being said, have you seen the few trades that have already happened? Let’s break a couple down a bit and see if they’ll be impactful at all.

Starting with “BC’s team”, the Seattle Seahawks (ok not really, I know there’s a lot of teams that people support here), they grabbed defensive end Leonard Williams from the Giants. In exchange, the Giants are getting a 2^nd round pick and a 5^th round pick, which is considered a pretty big return in terms of NFL trades. Will he help the Seahawks? He should, and many people, including myself, are surprised that the Seahawks are doing as well as they are so far this season. The 49ers will likely still win that division, but Seattle wants to make things interesting!

The Bears, yes, the 2 and 6 Bears, traded a 2^nd round pick to Washington for a great pass rusher in Montez Sweat. The timing of this trade might seem a bit bizarre at first, because why wouldn’t the Bears be the ones trading people rather than acquiring? Looking ahead, the Bears have a lot of salary cap next year, like over 100 million, so the trade makes sense if they sign Sweat long-term.

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I won’t stop thinking about the trade deadline until it’s over because my favourite team: the Vegas Raiders, who might do something. Does Davante Adams want out? Will they make any panic moves? We shall see, it’ll be interesting to say the least.

In breaking news, a trade that just happened one minute ago from me typing this, the Vikings acquired QB Josh Dobbs from the Cardinals. I guess that means the Vikings aren’t giving up on their season, after QB Kirk Cousins tore his achilles. Very nice pickup for the Vikings.

Well there you have it, keep an eye on the trade deadline today, because it all wraps up in just a few hours!