Saints reporter reveals why trading Rashid Shaheed would be 'complicated'
The New Orleans Saints are 1-4 and likely to sell off some of their veteran players by the trade deadline. Alvin Kamara has been a popular name in trade talks, but another electric Saints offensive player has been mentioned in trade rumors.
Wide receiver Rashid Shaheed has been named as a trade candidate, and Andrew Fillipponi of 937 The Fan in Pittsburgh mentioned that the Pittsburgh Steelers "reached out" to the Saints about Shaheed's availability.
While Shaheed is drawing interest around the NFL, as Nick Underhill of neworleans.football reveals, a trade for the speedster wide receiver would be a complicated one.
Why a Rashid Shaheed trade would be complicated
Underhill responded to the trade rumor from Fillipponi, and in his response, he pointed out why such a trade for Shaheed would be complicated.
"Would be a complicated deal," Underhill responded. "Shaheed is obviously incredibly talented, but he's not under contract beyond this year. Someone would have to be willing to trade for him and pay a new contract."
The Saints' wide receiver would be a hot commodity if he became available, but the issue is whether a team would be willing to move the assets to land Shaheed if it's not for more than one year.
A team could trade for him as a rental, but it'd be an expensive one. The 27-year-old receiver has been impressive in recent seasons, and in 2025, he's off to a solid start.
In five games, Shaheed has 288 receiving yards with two touchdowns on 22 receptions. In Week 5, he caught an 87-yard touchdown to spark the Saints' comeback for their first win since December of 2024.
In 2024, he caught 20 passes for 349 yards and three touchdowns before missing the majority of the year with an injury. In 2023, he had 46 receptions for 719 yards and five touchdowns.
He's one of the best deep threats in the NFL, something many teams would be interested in adding if he were to become available. But a trade would be a complicated matter since, as Underhill reports, a team would likely have to extend him beyond the 2025 season to justify spending the draft capital on him.
The speedy wide receiver is a name to watch as the NFL trade deadline approaches. But, if a deal were to be made, it'd be a complicated one for the team acquiring Shaheed.
Kevin Durant Has Surprisingly High Praise for Cowboys, Despite Rival Fandom
The Dallas Cowboys will have a tough game two Sundays from now against a very good Washington Commanders team. The Commanders have dealt with some injuries throughout the year, but currently sit in second place in a strong NFC East and are 3-2. With the hope that the Commanders will play the type of football they should with Jayden Daniels on the field, things should be on the rise for them moving forward.
On the other hand, the Cowboys deserve a bit more credit than they’ve been given so far this year. At times, the Cowboys haven’t looked great, but they’ve had some impressive wins. While the Cowboys certainly aren’t the best team in the NFL, some believe they deserve more credit than they’ve been given, including NBA star and current Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant.
“I hate to say this because they’re our rivals, and I don’t like them at all, but the Cowboys are a team that is better than their record,” Durant said on the “Up & Adams Show.” “I think they’re better than what they have shown. Some of the outcomes. Ties, they’re supposed to win that game. Losing to the Bears. I just think they’re better than what they have shown.”
“I respect Jerry Jones and the talent they get in there; I respect how Dak has improved and where he has come from at Mississippi State to what he is now. CeeDee Lamb is my dog. I love those players and how they progress; I don’t like the shield but the players themselves. I see how a lot of those guys develop and I appreciate it.”
Cowboys’ Dak Prescott Is Playing at a Top Level
Durant is correct in some of his thinking, considering the Dallas Cowboys have played well for certain parts of the year. Outside of a disappointing loss against the Chicago Bears, a team that’s improved from prior years, the Cowboys have been very competitive. They lost to the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles by four points, tied with the Green Bay Packers, and quarterback Dak Prescott is looking better than ever.
Is Jerry Jones Holding the Cowboys Back?
Despite the reality that Prescott is playing the type of football that makes him arguably the MVP of the entire NFL for the Dallas Cowboys, some don’t believe in Dallas as much as Durant does. That includes former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who said that he has no issues with the Cowboys, but he believes that owner Jerry Jones holds them back “for some reason.”
“I like Dak. I think he’s better than people give him credit for. But I think injuries have plagued him. I have no issues with him. I think Jerry Jones will always hold them back for some reason. As much as he wants to win, I just don’t know why he does some of the things he does. I’m going to call them pretenders,” he said on “Channel Seven.”
It’s tough to argue that Jones holds the team back at times, given what everybody just saw with the Micah Parsons trade, but ultimately, it’s on the players to go out there and do the job. The Cowboys have a good enough roster to compete, especially if the defense can play up to a certain standard.
