PHOENIX ACQUIRES WR DJ MOORE
PAWNEE ACQUIRES DE JOEY BOSA
The Uprising deal their 4th round pick (and the first defensive lineman drafted) before he plays a snap in their uniform, owing to a pesky foot injury that had ruled him out until this week- he's currently listed as questionable. After dealing his erstwhile replacement (a dominant Danielle Hunter) for Evan Engram earlier this week, the team will stick with waiver claim Chandler Jones up front for the season's duration. Rookie DJ Moore was a 10th round pick by the Pride (and 24th overall in the NFL draft this past spring) has not set the world on fire, but he provides another depth option as the WR at the top of the Phoenix Depth chart (AJ Green) and the bottom (DaVante Parker) are both nursing injuries without concrete timetables. In an ideal world Moore will never leave the bench for Phoenix, but more likely he'll rotate with Parker and one of the team's tight ends (Jordan Reed or Evan Engram) at some point in the coming weeks. His end of season slate is remarkably friendly, with plus matchups every week down the stretch.Bosa returns to Pawnee, where he spent the 2016 and 2017 seasons being a sack machine. Cameron Jordan has underwhelmed this season, and while Bradley Chubb has come on as of late, he's taking snaps at linebacker as well. The Pride don't really address a pressing need here, but get a sentimental favorite with upper echelon upside; The team will hope he regains his old form right quick, while Anthony Miller, Christian Kirk, Brandon Marshall, and newly acquired TJ Jones will take turns slotting behind the team's premier weapons Jason Kelce, Julio Jones, and Antonio Brown.
With just over three hours until the deadline, teams will have to pump the midnight oil to get any more trades done. After that, waiver claims and free agent investments will be the only way to adjust, augment, and optimize for the remaninder of the 2018 season.
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