NFL Rumors: Latest Buzz on Potential 2015 Draft-Day Moves

The way it seems right now, every team in the 2015 NFL draft has a jaw-dropping trade up its sleeve. 

Any NFL draft seems to bring with it this sort of hype. Teams want to trade assets and move around, the biggest reason being a simple difference in opinions on prospects and wanting to move up and get their guy or gain more assets by moving down and playing the waiting game.

This year the trade hype seems amplified, though. This is what happens when there are just two viable NFL quarterbacks in the class. Mind-numbing depth in terms of pass-rushers and wideouts will seem to encourage some teams to trade down, and others in the second round to perhaps trade back into the first for a target pushed down the board.

Many high-profile transactions seem to be in the works.

Cleveland Browns Working the Phones

The Cleveland Browns are the most obvious candidate to trade up. 

So it goes when a team stands without a notable wideout or running back and the quarterback of the future imploded in his debut season.

Good news for the Browns, though—one year after trading down in the first round, the front office clutches the 12th and 19th picks. Cleveland seems intent on dangling the selections in a trade, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport:

The obvious target seems to be Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota if he happens to take a fall, although—despite the circumstances—it would be odd to see the Browns throw in the towel on a first-year quarterback like Johnny Manziel.

More realistic perhaps is a wideout, with one of Amari Cooper or Kevin White perhaps available at Washington's No. 5 slot. It's quite obvious the Browns will need to leapfrog teams such as the Minnesota Vikings and St. Louis Rams to grab one of the draft's top receivers.

Washington seems like a safe trade partner. The team just exercised an option on Robert Griffin III and doesn't have one need requiring a top-five pick, so perhaps it's better for the team to gain more assets in a deep class.

Regardless, keep a close eye on both teams.

The Titans-Chargers Debacle 

The hottest rumblings this side of Adrian Peterson concern San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers.

Rivers is 33 years old and in the final year of his contract on a team perhaps willing to relocate—these things write themselves sometimes, folks.

In all seriousness, though, it only makes sense Rivers wants one more major contract, especially after throwing for another 4,286 yards and 31 touchdowns. Likewise, it makes sense the Chargers want to be careful with their cap space.

Thus, the trade chatter about the Chargers and Tennessee Titans, although MMQB.com's Peter King said there's no merit to the talk:

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Just a gut feeling after lots of time calling around over the weekend. Now, I do think the Titans and Chargers will talk this week, but I don’t see a smart match; moreover, as I’ve written all along, San Diego definitely does not want to trade Rivers, and I believe the Chargers have never been told Rivers won’t sign a contract in San Diego beyond this year—though he does not want to currently. I believe Tennessee would want more than the 33-year-old quarterback for the second pick in the draft, and if I’m San Diego GM Tom Telesco, I’m not willing to offer any more.

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King also noted if the Titans were going to trade out of the No. 2 slot so another team could move up and grab a quarterback, the globe would know by now. He made note of Tennessee's infatuation with the Oregon signal-caller, too: "One Oregon source told me the Tennessee scouts were the most fervent of all teams during and after the season investigating Mariota."

In other words, unless the Titans get an offer they can't refuse, the coaches seem content to start over with Mariota. This leaves the Chargers hanging with Rivers, which outside of the inherent risk of an aging quarterback, might not be such a bad thing.

What's Up Chip Kelly's Sleeve?

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly just loves the attention.

Over the course of two years he's let two star wideouts get away, traded a potential franchise quarterback in Nick Foles and replaced LeSean McCoy with DeMarco Murray.

Now rumblings suggest he has a blockbuster set of trades in mind to move up and grab Mariota.

According to Mark Eckel of NJ.com, rumor has it the Eagles want to pull off a series of trades to get the No. 2 pick:

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How about quarterback Sam Bradford, defensive tackle Fletcher Cox, linebacker Mychal Kendricks and that 20th pick? Is that enough?

That trade, which would be with the Tennessee Titans, owners of the No. 2 overall pick, and may also include the Cleveland Browns — but could work without them — is what was being discussed and dissected in some team's meetings Thursday. 

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In short, the thinking suggests the Eagles would ship Sam Bradford away in exchange for Cleveland's No. 19 pick, then package it with their No. 20, defensive tackle Fletcher Cox and linebacker Mychal Kendricks to Tennessee.

Got all that?

It seems quite a lot to surrender. Both players are young and elite. Last year Cox ranked as the No. 5 3-4 defensive end in the NFL at Pro Football Focus, Kendricks the No. 6 inside linebacker.

Still, Kelly doesn't seem to shy away from doing whatever it takes to construct the roster to his liking. If any shred of this is true, it may be the can't-miss deal the Titans need, too, so stay tuned.