NFL Trade Speculation: Peyton Hillis and Kyle Orton Won't Be Going Anywhere

Peyton Hillis and Kyle Orton are headlining NFL trade rumor talk, but this is going to amount to nothing but rumors. Neither of these guys currently hold enough value to make it worth trading them.

Let's take a look at each case.

Cleveland Browns RB Peyton Hillis

Peyton Hillis is not happy in Cleveland. Hillis is in the last year of his contract, and he wants an extension. Those extension talks are not going well.

This has led to rampant speculation that Hillis sat out a Browns game not because of illness, but as a protest.

This is not going to sit well with the Browns or any other team. Hillis had a solid year last year, but he is not an elite, and certainly not one that teams are going to fall all over themselves to sign to a big extension.

There is not going to be another team in the NFL that will want to trade for Hillis knowing full well that they will have a disgruntled player until he gets a lucrative extension.

Denver Broncos QB Kyle Orton

Orton has been horrible this season. He has absolutely destroyed his trade value. While the Dolphins or maybe another team may be willing a low-round draft choice, it will not be worth it for the Broncos.

Orton has value to the Broncos as a backup. Tim Tebow's playing style leaves him vulnerable to injury.

The window to trade Orton has passed.