The NFL trade deadline is Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m. ET, and the rumor cycle has already settled on its favorites: Jonathan Taylor, Brian Thomas Jr., DeForest Buckner, Maxx Crosby.
The five players below are not on that list. Each one is a starter his team has built around, the kind of player who only moves if a general manager decides an offer is too good to refuse. That is what makes the call surprising, and why any return would have to start with premium draft capital.
