15 NFL trade deadline ideas

You wanna get nuts? Let's get nuts!

Pardon the Bruce Wayne, but the only way to get fired up for the NFL trade deadline -- Thursday at 4 p.m. sharp! -- is to feign your passion. That's because year after year, it doesn't offer much in the way of actual player movement. And that's no surprise.

For one, trades in the NFL are the ultimate example of lemon economics -- the fact something is even for sale diminishes its value (I laid this out in another trade column). Secondly, scheme is a problem. Deal for a player midseason and you're looking at delayed gratification as that player works through an adjustment to the system. The backup who is familiar with the system is as good as the star who doesn't know it.

The first deal has already happened, with the Jacksonville Jaguars sending WR Mike Thomas to the Detroit Lions for a mid-round pick.

Below are some deals that make plenty of sense, others that are a bit more on the farfetched side and the requisite Tim Tebow trade requirement to fulfill all the mandated Tebow quotas.

Not that nuts

Kansas City Chiefs trade WR Dwayne Bowe to the Minnesota Vikings

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Chris Sprow is a senior editor for ESPN Insider. He reports on the NFL and other sports, works year-round with Mel Kiper on NFL draft coverage and also oversees ESPN's Rumor Central. He's been a frequent guest on ESPN TV and radio.