TRADE 3: Cam New-Team

A third trade has been completed, all three involving the Pawnee Pride. This one involved Quarterbacks and Tight Ends.

PAWNEE ACQUIRES: QB CAM NEWTON and TE HUNTER HENRY

MAR-A-LAGO ACQUIRES: QB MATT STAFFORD and TE DAVID NJOKU

Cam Newton was selected to be the Grabbers starting QB, but after three tumultuous weeks and a questionable health designation, he has lost his spot to Kirk Cousins- and with Andrew Luck ostensibly nearing a return, the team might have seen this as an opportunity to movie him before the bottom falls out. 

However, the move hardly quells the quarterback controversy, as Matthew Stafford comes in return,  maintaining three valid quarterbacks on the roster. Cousins and Stafford will be quality matchup plays until Luck returns to health, when he theoretically offers the highest upside of the three. Stafford should make choosing who starts each week a good dilemma- and the team should be able to deal from a position of strength again if the fickle market gives them an opportunity.

Upside! That's what Cam Newton provides too. In 2015 he was the most dominant force in the game; since then, injuries and ineffectiveness have brought him to his knees a bit more than he'd like. With Drew Brees in the captain's chair, Pawnee will give the hulking and versatile weapon a week to collect himself before tabbing him to start during Brees' week five bye.

While the quarterbacks are on the marquee, the more practical exchange is of the tight ends. Hunter Harvey has produced one quality week, sandwiched between goose egg production. If he can draw some consistent targets he might be able to do a damn good Greg Olsen impression. Contingent upon a couple of IFs, but with tight end proving to be a volatile position early, the Pride will take the chance on Henry, who was with the team for stretches last year.

Mar-A-Lago gains a player that would profile as having a higher ceiling and a lower floor, though through three weeks the opposite is true: David Njoku has made positive marks each week and found the end zone in each of the previous two games. He's also been traded twice now, as teams look to take a chance on the rookie's top-end talent but don't want to be caught with a hot potato. He'll be given a chance to develop behind solid veteran Charles Clay for a few weeks before he needs to start in week 6.