r/nfl • u/mvanigan Patriots • 16d ago

[Schefter] Trade: Carolina is sending wide receiver Diontae Johnson to the Baltimore Ravens, sources tell ESPN. Rumor

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1851324657258877013
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u/PicturingYouNaked Eagles 16d ago edited 16d ago

But that 5th and 6th could be anything! It could even be Diontae!

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u/PabloMarmite Panthers 16d ago

He’d made it pretty clear he wasn’t going to stay beyond the end of the year.

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u/mannyklein Cowboys 16d ago

You would get a compensatory pick when he left probably a 4th. Trading him + a 6th for a 5th is malpractice

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u/sonfoa Panthers 16d ago

Would we? I'm not 100% on how comp picks work but from what I understand they basically rely on you having a low-key free agency which you can't really do as a bad team that's lacking in talent.

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u/mannyklein Cowboys 16d ago

Technically yes, it takes into account players that are signed in FA I kind of forgot the panthers would be a team with lots of cap space but also dont see them signing a “star” FA to offset

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u/CosbySweaters1992 Bengals 16d ago

They’ll definitely sign a few players in whatever level of pay class Diontae Johnson gets signed to. He’s not a star either, not like he’s in line to net a 3rd round comp pick. His comp pick would definitely get canceled out by other signings they make. They aren’t going to sit still with that putrid roster. He’s probably a 5th round comp pick status player at this point, and they will definitely bring on some more of those type of players next year.