2019 NFL Draft: 6 trades that should happen but won’t

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 23: Quarterback Josh Rosen #3 of the Arizona Cardinals drops back to pass during the NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams at State Farm Stadium on December 23, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. The Rams defeated the Cardinals 31-9. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 23: Quarterback Josh Rosen #3 of the Arizona Cardinals drops back to pass during the NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams at State Farm Stadium on December 23, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. The Rams defeated the Cardinals 31-9. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FL – DECEMBER 23: Jalen Ramsey #20 of the Jacksonville Jaguars warms up before the game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on December 23, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images
MIAMI, FL – DECEMBER 23: Jalen Ramsey #20 of the Jacksonville Jaguars warms up before the game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on December 23, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images /

1. Veterans over rookies, for win-now teams. This is the best player on the trade market, at the position the Chiefs are most likely to take in the first round anyway. Take the experience, use the same pick, transform the defense.

2. This is too much money for the Chiefs, and too low of a pick for Jacksonville. With looming extensions required in Kansas City, they have to save cap space to get those deals done. The Jaguars are likely to be able to get more of their superstar cornerback.

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1. Baltimore needs to get Lamar Jackson a weapon and there won’t be a receiver in the fourth-round worth taking as an impact player. It’s a gamble, but its one the team must take. Cincinnati seems ready to move on from the former first-round pick. There is a scenario of this trade where Cincinnati gives back more (but they don’t have a second-round pick this year).

2. Price is too high for Baltimore and Cincinnati doesn’t have the draft capital to balance out the trade in a way that makes sense. This is a big risk for the team to take – and its easy to see why they’d prefer not to do it.