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Detroit Lions top offensive trade deadline targets
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Detroit Lions top offensive trade deadline targets

The Detroit Lions we’re just days away from the NFL trade deadline.

While the team’s biggest need is widely considered defensethere are ways the team could use the trade deadline to upgrade their offense. Positions like wide receiver and offensive tackle are somewhat thin, but both groups are led by an All-Pro starter.

Here are 10 offensive players lions could trade at Tuesday’s trade deadline.

OT Evan Neal

Neal is a former top draft pick who fell out of favor with the New York Giants. He hasn’t started a game for the Giants, falling behind veteran Jermaine Eluemunor. As a result, he could be moved at the deadline.

Detroit has solid interior depth, but the tackle position is thinner Dan Skipper and Giovanni Manu as the only backup tackle. As a result, adding Neal as depth could have its benefit.

WR Tee Higgins

Tee Higgins was a big part of BengalisPassing attack, but the team struggled to close and win games early in the year. As a result, the team could decide to sell the assets if they fail to win on Sunday.

Higgins is one of the best wide receivers, if not the best, available at this year’s deadline. While lions they have a lot of weapons, Higgins would give them the opportunity to get even more rich on the outside.

TE Harrison Bryant

The Lions have two solid tight ends on offense with Sam LaPorta and Brock Wright providing a 1-2 punch. Detroit recently made a change at the position, releasing Parker Hesse, who had been the team’s fullback throughout the start of the season.

As a result, Detroit only has two tight ends on the active roster. The next trade could come after Shane Zylstra was elevated for the third straight week, so the Lions will have to decide whether or not to elevate him to the active roster for good this week. If not, trading for a player like Bryant who was usurped by Brock Bowers could be beneficial.

OG Andrus Peat

Peat is a veteran option who could help bolster the interior depth of the offensive line. While behind the starters there are young options like Michael Niese, Colby Sorsdal and Christian mahoganyKayode Awosika is the only option to start more games in their career.

As a result, a veteran player like Peat could help bolster the depth should the Lions need someone to step up.

WR Mike Williams

Williams is viewed as a likely candidate after the New York Jets acquired Davante Adams two weeks ago. The veteran wideout still has a lot to offer and could be traded to his former team, the Los Angeles Chargers.

The Lions seem to have found their big physical option in Tim Patrick, so the need doesn’t appear to be too pressing. Still, Williams is an intriguing name.

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WR Darius Slayton

Slayton he’s a different mold player than Williams, but he’s consistent and still contributes at a solid clip. At 6-foot-1, he has the ability to be an important player in Ben Johnson’s offense.

The veteran had four catches for 108 yards against the Giants last week on Monday and is expected to be coveted by teams looking for receiving help at the deadline.

TE Daniel Bellinger

Bellinger is another potential option that could be acquired via trade to add depth to the Lions’ tight end. After a strong first two years in his career, Bellinger caught just three passes this year despite being active for eight games.

WR KJ Osborn

Osborn is a name Lions fans should be familiar with due to his time in Minnesota with the Vikings. Now with the Patriots, Osborn has just seven catches for 57 yards in six games this season.

Last year, the Lions traded for a Detroit native Donovan Peoples-Jones. Could this year add an Ypsilanti native to Osborn? How the current situation involving Jameson Williams plays out could be telling by Tuesday.

OL Ben Cleveland

Cleveland would be another option to bring offensive line depth, especially on the interior. He hasn’t been able to contribute consistently with the Baltimore Ravens, but there are avenues for him to find his way with a new team elsewhere.

The lions they have veterans on the inside in Kevin Zeitler and Graham Glasgow, so having reliable insurance in that area will be important as the season goes on.

WR Kendrick Bourne

With the Patriots struggling to close out wins and playing a young quarterback, Bourne it could be a coveted asset. Injuries have hampered Bourne over the last two seasons, he played eight games last year and four so far this year.

If the Lions feel they still lack something at wide receiver, a veteran like Bourne could make a lot of sense to reach out and try to acquire.