Saints' Reported Rashid Shaheed Asking Price Revealed
The New Orleans Saints are preparing for a division matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday and there's at least a chance that the matchup could be one of the final games for Rashid Shaheed in a Saints jersey.
On Sunday morning, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that New Orleans has previously said that it doesn't want to trade Shaheed or Chris Olave, but the speedster could be had for the right price.
"The New Orleans Saints have said they're not interested in trading away one of their wide receivers, but league sources believe Rashid Shaheed can be had for the right price," Schefter said. "Teams continue to call the Saints regarding the trade availability of Shaheed and fellow receiver Chris Olave, sources told ESPN.
The Saints have been getting trade calls left and right
"The Saints are attempting to re-sign Olave to a contract extension, and sources believe New Orleans would like to receive a third-round draft pick in a trade involving Shaheed...Shaheed, 27, has 30 receptions for 356 yards and two touchdowns in seven games this season. The 2023 All-Pro is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent after this season."
Despite the Saints having a 1-6 record, this actually has the makings to be the best season of Shaheed's career so far. He has 30 catches for 356 yards and two touchdowns. The best marks of his career are 46 catches for 719 yards and five touchdowns in 15 games in 2023. He's currently on pace to at least top the receptions and receiving yard numbers and has been able to stay healthy, which has been the biggest difference.
If the Saints could get a third-round pick for Shaheed, that would be a massive win for a player who isn't guaranteed to be back in New Orleans next year anyway. Shaheed will be a free agent after the season and therefore there's at least a chance he could walk for nothing if New Orleans doesn't trade him.
Fortunately, all of the noise should stop soon as the trade deadline is coming up on Nov. 4. That means there are just nine days until all of the trade rumors around the league come to an end for a time being.
Kyle Dugger Absence vs. Browns Strains Patriots Secondary
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — With their Week 8 matchup against the Cleveland Browns set to kick off at Gillette Stadium, the New England
The Patriots (5-2) enter this matchup on the heels of a dominant 31-13 victory over the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium. Cleveland (1-5) also won its Week 7 contest against the Miami Dolphins by a score of 31-6 at Huntington Bank Field.
With just over an hour until the 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff, the Patriots and Browns have released their lists of inactives:
PATRIOTS INACTIVES:
S Kyle Dugger
LB Caleb Murphy
WR Efton Chism, III
DE Eric Gregory
DE Keion White
G Caedan Wallace
QB Tommy DeVito (3rd QB)
What it Means for the Patriots:
Dugger entered the weekend as questionable for Week 8 with a knee injury. The Lenoir-Rhyne product did not participate the the Pats final practice of the week and was the lone Patriot to be listed on their ultimate injury and practice participation report.
This season, Dugger has appeared in all seven games [making four starts] while compiling 17 total tackles. Due to his preseason and early-season struggles, the former Pats’ team captain has been the subject of both trade and release rumors — the former of which are expected to continue up to the NFL’s
Throughout his five-plus seasons in Foxborough, Dugger has appeared in 81 regular season games, making 69 starts. He also started his only playoff appearance in 2021. The Decatur, Georgia native has compiled 441 total tackles, nine interceptions and two fumble recoveries, while scoring three defensive touchdowns. His extensive knowledge of the Patriots playbook made him the logical choice to serve as their starter with veteran Jaylinn Hawkins being sidelined for the past two games with a hamstring injury.
Despite having just been signed by the Patriots on Oct. 15, defensive back Richie Grant’s elevation from the practice squad may indicate that he is likely to inherit some of the reps normally allotted to Dugger. The veteran safety was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an unrestricted free agent this past offseason but was released prior to the start of the season. Throughout his four seasons in the NFL, the 6’0” 200-pound defensive back has played in 67 games with 33 starts and has accumulated 264 total tackles, three sacks, three interceptions, 17 passes-defensed and 11 special teams tackles.
The Patriots may also turn to second-year defensive back Dell Pettus, perhaps the more-likely choice to receive Dugger’s reps. Pettus has logged 10 total tackles, one forced fumble and one run-stuff in reserve duty this season.
BROWNS INACTIVES:
QB Shedeur Sanders
CB Jarrick Bernard-Converse
S Damontae Kazee
RB Raheim Sanders
G Zack Zinter
T Cornelius Lucas
DT Adin Huntington
