5 NFL players who will probably still be traded this offseason

4. Jacoby Brissett, QB, Indianapolis Colts

The Colts can keep Brissett and his $21.3 million cap hit for this year, the final year of his contract, with no issue. But he was already in line to be an expensive backup to Philip Rivers, and with the drafting of Jacob Eason the Colts may be carrying an expensive No. 3 quarterback by the time Week 1 comes.

Brissett has placed in the starting lineup twice under unique circumstances, when Andrew Luck’s shoulder injury proved to be very lingering (2017) and then he retired in August (2019). He also played through a knee injury last year, so on the whole his 32 NFL starts are not a good representation of who he is or can be as a quarterback.

Right after last season, Colts’ general manager Chris Ballard acknowledged the jury was still out on Brissett. Signing Rivers and drafting Eason served as further proof he has no place in the future of the franchise. Trading him to a team who needs an experienced backup quarterback, assuming the financial side could be worked out, makes sense.