Packers Exploring Trade for Explosive 29-TD Running Back: Report
The Green Bay Packers are looking for running back help at the NFL trade deadline, and they have at least one specific player in mind.
Easton Butler of Packers Report wrote Wednesday that Green Bay has reached out to four teams about the availability of at least one rusher on their rosters, including De’Von Achane of the Miami Dolphins.
“The Packers have been making calls leading up to the deadline, including at the running back position, [per] source,” Butler posted to X on October 22. “The Packers have called 4 teams about RBs, those being: Miami Dolphins, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints and the Baltimore Ravens. De’Von Achane was one of the players.”
De’Von Achane Can Offer Packers Youth, Dynamic Playmaking at Bargain Price
GettyMiami Dolphins running back De’Von Achane.
Miami is 1-6 through seven games and appears on the verge of major organizational changes, as head coach Mike McDaniel benched quarterback Tua Tagovailoa during a blowout loss to the Cleveland Browns last weekend, while the Dolphins front office could make McDaniel the first head coach fired during the 2025 season.
As such, the Dolphins are prime candidates to sell ahead of the NFL’s November 4 trade deadline, and running back is a position of need across much of the league.
Achane is a particularly sought after type of player because he is young (24 years old), inexpensive due to still playing on his four-year, $5.5 million rookie contract and a dual-threat playmaker with explosive capabilities. Achane has averaged 5.5 yards per carry through his 2.5-year professional career, amassing a total of nearly 2,200 rushing yards. He has also caught 137 passes for 1,000 receiving yards and has scored a total of 29 touchdowns in just 35 games played.
The Packers have a solid No. 1 option in Josh Jacobs, a former first-team All-Pro who earned Pro Bowl honors for the third time in his now seven-year career following the 2024 campaign. However, Jacobs is currently battling a calf issue that has him questionable for the team’s Week 8 road contest against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Beyond that, Green Bay is lacking depth at the position with MarShawn Lloyd currently on the injured reserve list (IR) with a hamstring issue and Emanuel Wilson serving as Jacobs’ backup RB.
Packers Missing Big-Play Threats on Offense This Season
GettyGreen Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson.
Even at full strength, making a move for a player like Achane would make sense for a Packers’ offense that could use some more big-play dynamism.
Green Bay should get some of that back when wideout Christian Watson returns from his ACL tear later this year, but even then a player like Achane would be an ace in the hole for one of the league’s top offensive schemers in head coach Matt LaFleur.
However, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic advised the Packers on Wednesday to “stand pat” rather than spending any assets ahead of the trade deadline.
“The Packers already made their splash acquisition before the season started, trading for Micah Parsons. His three sacks in a Week 7 win over the Cardinals were a career high in a single game,” Schneidman wrote. “The Packers dealt to the Cowboys their first-round pick in the next two drafts, along with defensive tackle Kenny Clark, so I’m not sure how many more moves general manager Brian Gutekunst can make. I don’t expect any of significance since they’ll fill holes on the defensive line and at wide receiver through key players returning from injuries in the near future.”
Commanders Called One of NFL’s Biggest Losers After Blockbuster Trade
At last year’s NFL trade deadline, the Washington Commanders weren’t just one of the NFL’s hottest buyers, they were a destination players on other teams were actively trying to get dealt to.
Last year, the Commanders went out and made a blockbuster deal, sending a 2025 third round pick, 2025 fourth round pick and 2026 sixth round pick to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for Pro Bowl cornerback Marshon Lattimore and a 2025 fifth round pick.
ESPN’s Seth Walder singled the deal out as he re-evaluated last year’s big time trades, with the Commanders seeming like winners at the time but one year later clearly having gotten the short end of the stick.
Since joining the Commanders, Lattimore has either been out with a hamstring injury or been notable for getting absolutely cooked by opposing wide receivers when he has been on the field — he’s also second in the NFL among conerbacks with 7 penalties in 2025.
“Had the Saints kept Lattimore and tried to trade him this offseason, I’m guessing they wouldn’t have gotten nearly the same return because of his hamstring injury and the uptick in his salary from 2024 to 2025,” Walder wrote on October 21. “In retrospect, It’s hard to view this deal as anything but a pure win for New Orleans.”
Lattimore’s Struggles Have Been Well Documented
The real killer for the Commanders has been that, because of their initial investment in the trade, they were already low pot committed to have Lattimore on the roster in 2025. Which mean also having his $18 million salary on the books — an insane amount to pay for a player who produces as little as Lattimore.
According to Pro Football Focus, Lattimore has been one of the NFL’s worst cornerbacks in 2025 with a 44.0 overall grade — ranking him 107th out of 112 eligible players at his position.
It’s a steep fall from being a 4-time Pro Bowler with the Saints, an NFL All-Pro in 2019 and the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.
Named One of NFL’s ‘Most Overpaid Players’
Bleacher Report’s Brad Gagnon called out Latimore as the “Most Overpaid Player” on the Commanders’ roster in 2025. His $18 million salary in 2025 is part of the $36.5 million he’s over the final 2 seasons of the 5-year, $97.6 million contract extension he signed with the Saints in September 2021.
“(Lattimore) didn’t suddenly get it back in a new setting down the stretch in 2024, and that’s unlikely to change as he hasn’t really been a reliable NFL presence since 2021,” Gagnon wrote. “The 28-year-old’s best days are far behind him, but he will cost Washington $18 million as the eighth-highest-paid cornerback in the league in 2025.”
Lattimore only played in 2 of a possible 8 regular-season games after the trade, but was on the roster for all 3 of Washington’s postseason games on the way to the franchise’s first NFC Championship Game appearance since 1991.
Lattimor was one of 3 high priced Pro Bowlers the Commanders traded for at the end of last season and the offseason, although none have produced much for the team yet — they also cut deals for Houston Texans left offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil ($21.2 million) and San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel ($17 million).
