The NBA just pulled off one of the craziest trades in league history over Fourth of July weekend. They had a seven-team trade that revolved around the Rockets' deal to bring in Kevin Durant. 

The first ever seven-team trade in NBA history ?

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Since it's early July and there is nothing going on in the NFL right now, we decided this was a perfect time to come up with our own NFL-themed seven-team trade. 

The trade will feature the Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, Las Vegas Raiders, and Minnesota Vikings. Here is the final trade: 

Lions get: Edge Tyree Wilson
Cowboys get: NT DJ Reader
Vikings get: CB JuJu Brents and a 2026 7th-round pick from the Colts
Giants get: WR Romeo Doubs and a 2026 5th-round pick from the Vikings
Colts get: 2026 6th-round pick from the Raiders
Packers get: CB Trevon Diggs
Raiders get: Edge Kayvon Thibodeaux

Now, let's talk about why each team made the deal that they made. 

Lions: Edge Tyree Wilson

There is no secret that Lions fans really want this team to have a strong edge rusher opposite Aidan Hutchinson. There is also no secret that Lions GM Brad Holmes doesn't really want to spend top dollar there. This is why I didn't try to get Thibodeaux and opted for the cheaper player with Wilson. 

Wilson can be a guy who can come in and right away earn the starting spot opposite Hutchinson and can continue to grow. In Las Vegas, we got to see the minimum from him since he had to compete with Maxx Crosby and Malcolm Koonce. In Detroit, we can see just how much he can grow with a solid defensive line coach in Kacy Rodgers. 

As far as parting with DJ Reader, it wasn't easy to do, but at the end of the day, the Lions save $11 million in cap this season, and the Lions are pretty deep along the interior of their defensive line. -Mike Payton

Cowboys: NT DJ Reader

The biggest question surrounding the Dallas Cowboys' defense is whether or not it can stop the run. Over the last couple of years, evidence shows it can't and the front office did close to nothing to change that going into the 2025 season. Landing DJ Reader gives the Cowboys' ferocious pass rush led by Micah Parsons another dimension by clogging things up the middle. Giving up Trevon Diggs hurts but I view this as his final year in Dallas anyway and he's unlikely to be ready to go in Week 1. I'd make this deal.- Mauricio Rodriguez

Vikings: CB JuJu Brents and 2026 7th from Colts

This is a really interesting move for the Minnesota Vikings. They have a "perceived need" at cornerback with a lot of questions after their top guy, Byron Murphy Jr. The one thing they don't have is size on the outside. That's where this trade comes in, as the Vikings get a high-upside cornerback with elite size and athleticism in JuJu Brents from the Indianapolis Colts.

Brents has 34" arms at a shade under 6'3 and 200 lbs, and that kind of length can provide the Vikings a major advantage in coverage. It's something that they don't have as well, with their top three cornerbacks all being shorter than 6' and under. The other major concern is that Brents has major injury concerns with multiple injuries that have hindered his development, with just 11 games played in his first two seasons. The Vikings have continued to make calculated bets on players who have often been injured, with Kwesi Adofo-Mensah believing his medical staff is a major advantage over other teams. With just a late-round pick swap being the only price to pay for a high-upside player, this has Adofo-Mensah written all over it. –Tyler Forness

Giants: WR Romeo Doubs and a 2026 5th from the Vikings

Abdul Carter and Brian Burns are the future of the edge rusher position in New York, making the former No. 5 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft, Kayvon Thibodeaux, expendable. Getting a playmaking wide receiver like Romeo Doubs to pair with the likes of Malik Nabers, Darius Slayton, Wan’Dale Robinson, and Jalin Hyatt gives the Giants offense a much more potent passing attack. That’s regardless of whether Russell Wilson, Jaxson Dart, or Jameis Winston wins the starting job in New York. The draft pick compensation is a cherry on top because if things don’t improve for Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll in 2025, New York could quickly find itself with a new regime and a need for draft picks in 2026. –Charles Goldman

 Colts: 2026 6th-round pick from Raiders

The Colts CB situation is very different than where things stood just a year ago. Juju Brent and Jaylon Jones were the projected starting outside duo for the Colts, and the depth behind them was pretty bleak. This season the Colts have done a solid job building a more competing starting group with the addition of Charvarius Ward. The team now has four viable options to be their second starting outside CB to join Ward and Kenny Moore II. One of those is Brents, who has had a rocky tenure with the team due to injuries, and the new defensive scheme under Lou Anarumo doesn't really fit his skill set. 

If he isn't able to win the starting job, there's a real world where the team would prefer to keep players with special-teams experience over the former second-round pick. If they come to that conclusion, trading Brents ahead of cut down day would make a lot of sense even if the return is as marginal as a late day three pick swap. And we all know Brents on paper would be a great fit for the style of CB Brian Flores has had success with on his teams in the past. –Destin Adams 

Packers: CB Trevon Diggs

In this scenario, the Packers would get Trevon Diggs for Romeo Doubs. That's an absurd value in a trade sense, but it's also notable that Green Bay would absorb a bigger veteran deal, so the overall trade is fair. Diggs will make $10 million in 2025, $15.5 million in 2026, $20.5 million in 2027, and $21 million in 2028. With the Dallas Cowboys still absorbing a big part of the original contract with the $21.25 million signing bonus, it becomes much more attractive.

After moving on from Jaire Alexander, the Packers have an obvious need at cornerback. Even though Diggs had a concerning ACL injury, he's now two years removed from that and is still fairly young at 26. His ball skills are a great fit inside Jeff Hafley's defensive scheme, and the price tag is reasonable. Regarding Romeo Doubs, it's tough to trade him while Christian Watson is recovering from his own injury, but a deal like this is hard to pass up—especially because Doubs is entering the final year of his rookie deal, and the Packers don't seem inclined to give him an extension. –Wendell Ferreira

Raiders: Edge Kayvon Thibodeaux

When it comes to what the Raiders are willing to give up and what they can give up, there isn't much. And while I'm not sure this actually happens, Tyree Wilson is a guy who could find himself a new home, whether that's by trade or after his rookie deal is up. Wilson was selected No. 7 overall, but not by this regime, or the last one, but the one before that. Josh McDaniels and Dav Ziegler drafted Wilson with the hopes that Wilson would develop into a monster. He hasn't done that yet. The Raiders do need a big season from him, especially because no one really knows if Malcolm Koonce will be back to the way he was before, as he's recovered from an ACL tear last season and is on a one-year deal. 

His increase in production from 2023 to 2024 is something that should be intriguing to other teams, especially if they need a guy who can develop into something nice but be used as a rotational guy. As far as the Raiders' situation there at the position, they only do that if they get someone back at that same position. Getting Kayvon Thibodeaux from the Giants would be an upgrade at the position. The trade works, though, because they are getting a better player, but a guy who is going into a contract year. This would help the Raiders take a small leap forward in year one under Pete Carroll. –Justin Churchill