Green Bay Packers: NFL agent predicts star wide receiver will be traded
It's no secret that the Green Bay Packers need to add a No. 1 wide receiver to their roster. The trade that sent Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders earlier this offseason left Green Bay without a true No. 1 wide receiver. Rookie Christian Watson could eventually fill that role — and that's certainly […]
It's no secret that the Green Bay Packers need to add a No. 1 wide receiver to their roster.
The trade that sent Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders earlier this offseason left Green Bay without a true No. 1 wide receiver.
Rookie Christian Watson could eventually fill that role — and that's certainly the plan — but he has a lot to prove before he's a player the Packers can count on.
The best way for Green Bay to address their need for an elite wide receiver would be via a trade. There aren't any great free-agent options available.
Fortunately for the Packers, they might be able to take advantage of Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf's situation.
Metcalf wants a new contract, which has led to him skipping mandatory minicamps in Seattle. The Seahawks have maintained that they plan to keep Metcalf, but nothing has been worked out so far.

An anonymous NFL agent told ESPN this week that he expects Metcalf to be traded.
ESPN polled three NFL agents who aren't involved in the Metcalf negotiations but are well-versed in the receiver market. One predicts the Seahawks will extend Metcalf on an annual average similar to Brown's $25 million. Another thinks they won't go any higher than $25 million per season and around $60 million guaranteed — assuming a four-year extension, Seattle's preferred length. The third agent doesn't think the Seahawks will go that high and predicts they team will trade Metcalf.
So two agents think the Seahawks will work out a deal and one agent thinks he's traded.
In other words, no one really knows what will happen with Metcalf.
But based on what we've seen so far this offseason — three superstar wide receivers getting traded (Adams, Tyreek Hill, and AJ Brown) — it wouldn't surprise me one bit to see Metcalf traded.
Metcalf obviously wants to get paid. And he might not want to stick in around in Seattle with an uncertain quarterback situation. It definitely feels like something is brewing behind the scenes. Otherwise, Metcalf would've reported to minicamps (to avoid the fines) and just simply not participated in on-field drills. The fact he's skipping minicamps, combined with him sharing an agent with AJ Brown, tells me that a trade is at least on the table at this point.
This might be the Packers' best opportunity to solve their wide receiver problem.
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