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Could the NFL expand its limit on how many future years' draft picks teams can trade? The standard has been three years (since we're approaching the 2026 NFL Draft, teams can deal picks in 2027, 2028, and 2029), but other major sports leagues push it further downfield. That's led to more action at their trade deadlines and more aggressive action by front offices thirsty for star talent. It's easy to see the New Orleans Saints getting behind a movement to open up future years' draft picks for sale, and ESPN's Adam Schefter says it's already being discussed.
“But the funny thing is I had a conversation with somebody about that this week. And I'm gonna tell you right now there are going to be people in the NFL this offseason that push to have that limit grown to five years," Schefter said on the Pat McAfee Show. "There is going to be a push by at least one team this offseason to extend the NFL trade limits from three years of picks to five years of picks.”
It isn't a bad idea to open up more avenues for teams to make moves. But the famously risk-averse NFL front offices may need some reassurances to throw their support behind this. Introducing NBA-style pick protections could do the trick. In the NBA, teams often protect picks in the top three, five, or ten slots to hold onto them and give up an unprotected first-round pick in the next year's draft instead.
Another suggestion comes from Over The Cap's Nick Korte, who proposed limiting trades in Year 4 or 5 to the final four rounds of the draft, and to require at least three separate trades in the first three drafts before allowing teams to deal their picks in Years 4 and 5. Those could be good rules of thumb for individual teams to follow but it may be too constrictive to get through a vote by all 32 team owners.
We'll see if anything comes of it when league ownership meetings kick off in April. But knowing Mickey Loomis, the Saints general manager has to be eager to push his chips in and gamble with some draft picks.
This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: NFL rumors: Teams to discuss extension on trading future draft picks
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“But the funny thing is I had a conversation with somebody about that this week. And I'm gonna tell you right now there are going to be people in the NFL this offseason that push to have that limit grown to five years," Schefter said on the Pat McAfee Show. "There is going to be a push by at least one team this offseason to extend the NFL trade limits from three years of picks to five years of picks.”
It isn't a bad idea to open up more avenues for teams to make moves. But the famously risk-averse NFL front offices may need some reassurances to throw their support behind this. Introducing NBA-style pick protections could do the trick. In the NBA, teams often protect picks in the top three, five, or ten slots to hold onto them and give up an unprotected first-round pick in the next year's draft instead.
Another suggestion comes from Over The Cap's Nick Korte, who proposed limiting trades in Year 4 or 5 to the final four rounds of the draft, and to require at least three separate trades in the first three drafts before allowing teams to deal their picks in Years 4 and 5. Those could be good rules of thumb for individual teams to follow but it may be too constrictive to get through a vote by all 32 team owners.
We'll see if anything comes of it when league ownership meetings kick off in April. But knowing Mickey Loomis, the Saints general manager has to be eager to push his chips in and gamble with some draft picks.
This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: NFL rumors: Teams to discuss extension on trading future draft picks
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