Talk of a trade between the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks for DK Metcalf has been getting all the hype, but a different deal may be more likely.
Getty Jordan Love #10 of the Green Bay Packers throws a pass during warmups before the preseason game against the Houston Texans at Lambeau Field on August 14, 2021 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Talk of a possible trade between the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks for wide receiver DK Metcalf has been getting all the hype, but another deal between the NFC rivals involving QB Jordan Love and a top-10 pick may be more likely. ESPN’s Bill Barnwell took an in-depth look at potential first-round trades that fans could see go down when the NFL Draft kicks off on Thursday night, April 28. With two selections in each of the first two rounds, the Packers were featured heavily in Barnwell’s examination. That included a move that would see Green Bay send Love, the No.28 overall pick and the No.59 overall pick to Seattle in exchange for the Seahawks’ No.9 pick. Were the Packers to make such a deal, the end game would presumably be to select one of the top wide receivers in this year’s deep group of prospects at the position. Mock drafts projecting who Green Bay might target generally assume the team will be picking twice in the 20s. However, a move into the top-10 would change the math on all of that, bringing players like Jameson Williams (Alabama), Drake London (USC) and Garrett Wilson (Ohio State) into play. Furthermore, Barnwell’s trade proposal would not mortgage Green Bay’s entire draft for one player, as the Packers acquired the No.22 and No.53 selections from the Las Vegas Raiders when they shipped All-Pro wide receiver Davante Adams to the AFC West Division in March.
