NFL Rumors: Brian Burns Drawing Trade Interest from Eagles, Rams, Chiefs at Deadline

Multiple teams have reportedly expressed interest in Carolina Panthers pass-rusher Brian Burns amid the team's firesale.

During an appearance Saturday on SportsCenter, ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler said the Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs are among the teams that have inquired about Burns.

Carolina has already made some significant moves this season, firing head coach Matt Rhule before trading wide receiver Robbie Anderson to the Arizona Cardinals and running back Christian McCaffrey to the San Francisco 49ers.

It isn't outside the realm of possibility that the Panthers would trade Burns since they have the NFL's worst record at 1-5, but it may not be likely.

Per Fowler, the Panthers have told teams they are "probably done" making trades and would prefer to keep a couple of their "core foundational pieces" in Burns and wide receiver D.J. Moore.

Still, the Panthers have apparently put a price tag on Burns, albeit a high one. Fowler said an anonymous NFL general manager told him Carolina is looking for at least two first-round picks in exchange for Burns.

If the asking price is accurate, the Rams would likely be hard-pressed to land Burns since their 2023 first-round pick belongs to the Detroit Lions via the Matthew Stafford trade.

Meanwhile, the Chiefs have all of their own first-round picks, and the Eagles have both their own and the New Orleans Saints' first-round picks in 2023.

Despite being 3-3, the Rams have Super Bowl aspirations after winning it all last year. The Eagles are perhaps now the Super Bowl favorite in the NFC as the last remaining undefeated team in the NFL, and the Chiefs are always a threat to go the distance with Patrick Mahomes at quarterback.

Acquiring Burns is a move that could help put any of those teams over the hump, given what he has accomplished thus far in his four-year NFL career.

The 2019 No. 16 overall pick out of Florida State has been productive since breaking into the league, finishing with 7.5 sacks as a rookie and following that up with nine sacks in both 2020 and 2021.

Burns also had 50 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles last season, earning him his first Pro Bowl selection.

The 24-year-old defensive end has been one of the few bright spots for Carolina this season, racking up 24 tackles and four sacks in six games.

Carolina has exercised the fifth-year option in Burns rookie contract for 2023, meaning he will make $16 million next season.

Burns is not tied to the Panthers beyond that, and if they decide they would rather not invest a ton of money in him moving forward, they seemingly have plenty of suitors to consider ahead of the Nov. 1 trade deadline.