In addition, they wouldn’t have made all the moves they’ve made if they were going to cap off the offseason by trading Watt. Trading for DK Metcalf, signing Aaron Rodgers, trading for Jalen Ramsey, trading for Jonnu Smith - those aren’t moves a team makes if they plan on trading their best player less than three weeks before training camp.

One NFL analyst went so far as to propose the Los Angeles Rams as a trade partner, writing that general manager Les Snead could offer edge rusher Byron Young and one of the team's two 2026 first-round picks for Watt. Whether or not Snead and Sean McVay would entertain such a trade remains to be seen, but the idea is intriguing.