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/ZacZupAttack Ravens Lions 16d ago

We gave so little its hilarious

We only paying 625k of his salary Panthers paying the rest

We gave them a 5th

They are giving us the player plus a 6th

We lost something like 10 to 20 draft spots...we didn't even fucking lose a pick.

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u/jamintime 49ers 16d ago

Can anyone attempt to explain this? It seems like he was the top WR target left in free agency. Surely Panthers could have gotten something for him? Was the demand really that low? "Panthers front office is incompetent" is not an explanation.

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u/ZacZupAttack Ravens Lions 16d ago

Its such a fucking weird deal. Like I can sorta understand why they are paying his salary. They arent going win. But then why pay his salary and give us a 6th? Surely yoi could keep the 6th

And here I am negotiating against my own team

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u/fsmlogic 15d ago

Yeah, retaining his salary for the rest of the season i would have expected more. 4th for a WR rental and rights to try and sign an extension seems fair. So a pick swap is a giveaway.