NFL Trade Rumors: Analyzing Latest Reports on Joe Haden, Josh Gordon and More

The NFL trade deadline expires Tuesday, so general managers are hard at work trying to finalize any deals they have on the table.

The Cleveland Browns were widely expected to be sellers, but they announced Monday they traded for linebacker Jamie Collins. Should the Browns remain active, Josh Gordon and Joe Haden are among the likeliest candidates they'd consider trading.

The San Francisco 49ers are in a similar position, possibly making Torrey Smith available to the highest bidder.

Below are updated trade rumors swirling around the three players.

Joe Haden

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If the Browns want to add at least another high draft pick for 2017, then moving Haden would be one of the easiest ways to do so.

According to NFL Media's Ian Rapoport (via NFL.com's Conor Orr), Cleveland has received offers for the two-time Pro Bowler.

The Browns have to consider how much they're willing to tear their team apart in pursuit of their long-term rebuilding plans. While this is a lost season for Cleveland, that doesn't mean the team has to trade every valuable asset it has.

Haden is 27 and signed through the 2019 season. Presumably, he can help the Browns in the present and future.

There's also the fact his trade value is as low as it's ever been. Concussion problems limited Haden to five games in 2015, and Pro Football Focus grades him as the 29th-best corner (79.2) through the first half of this season.

The Browns are better off hoping Haden can return to his Pro Bowl form of a few years ago than trading him before Tuesday's deadline.

Josh Gordon

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Being patient would also be a shrewd strategy for Cleveland regarding Gordon.

A source told Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio that a Gordon trade is highly unlikely. Cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot, however, reported the opposite:

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Coach Hue Jackson has emphatically stated that the Browns "have moved on from Gordon'' and a source said they'll likely try to trade him.

The Browns have Gordon's rights for two more seasons, but Jackson made it clear in September that the Browns were done with him.

"What's best for our football team is that we move forward and move on,'' said Jackson. "He's not going to be with us and we wish him well, but we're moving forward. We're going to move on.''

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The Browns are in a tough spot with Gordon.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Sunday that the 25-year-old left a treatment facility following a 30-day stay. Gordon remains on indefinite suspension, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will have to reinstate him before he's eligible to play.

Given all the issues Gordon has brought upon himself, it's understandable if Cleveland wants to move on. His recent trip to rehab came when he was days away from coming off a four-game suspension.

Moving him now, though, would mean the Browns getting pennies on the dollar for Gordon. He has a wealth of potential, but another team won't give up too much to acquire him since there's no telling when—or even if—he'll play in the NFL again.

If Terrelle Pryor can become a No. 1 wideout in the NFL in his age-27 season, then Gordon can get back to his best at some point in the next couple of years after a lengthy layoff. Unless the team receives an offer it can't refuse, Cleveland should gamble on Gordon resurrecting his career.

Torrey Smith

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Like the Browns, the 49ers are one of the league's worst teams, so San Francisco has some incentive to prioritize the long term over the short.

Schefter reported on Oct. 24 the Niners were entertaining trade talks for Smith. According to Florio, the Philadelphia Eagles have the 27-year-old high atop their wish list.

San Francisco should consider Smith expendable. He is best utilized as a deep threat, and neither Blaine Gabbert nor Colin Kaepernick is equipped to get the most out of him. Pro Football Focus' Sam Monson argued the Buffalo Bills would be a much better fit for Smith:

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It's no secret that pretty much everybody on the 49ers' roster that wasn't drafted in the first round over the past two seasons is available to any team that comes calling. [Smith] may not be an elite receiver, but he can be a productive one on a team that can get him the ball, especially deep. Buffalo lost a big weapon when Sammy Watkins went down hurt, and Smith would go a long way towards giving the Bills some of that deep weaponry back. Smith's average depth of target this season is 15.6 yards downfield, but he has caught just 43.3 percent of the balls thrown his way because of disastrous San Francisco QB play.

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San Francisco is guaranteed to either select a quarterback in the 2017 draft or sign one in free agency. A new signal-caller may be able to form a devastating combination with Smith.

But the six-year veteran isn't so great that he's an irreplaceable member of the offense. Should the 49ers receive an early Day 2 pick, general manager Trent Baalke would be able to find a better, younger solution to the team's wide receiver conundrum.