“The whole, ‘It’s a fair trade, it’s a wash.’ I don’t think that’s a trade that we’re interested in,” GM Joe Hortiz said.
Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. lines up during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Michigan, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Michigan won 30-24. Joe Hortiz’s phone has been ringing or buzzing or doing whatever his ring tone does for days and weeks. Fellow general managers around the NFL have been calling to gauge the Chargers’ GM’s interest in trading the fifth overall pick, conversations that have lacked substance so far..
So far, conversations between Hortiz and other GMs have lacked specifics, but he said during an extended interview with reporters last week that he expected that to change starting Thursday, when the first round of the draft is conducted. Rounds 2 and 3 will be Friday and Rounds 4 through 7 will be Saturday.He also said, “Draft day, that’s when it will pick up.”
So, why consider a deal at all if a team values its pick as much as the Chargers would seem to, especially after losing wide receivers Keenan Allen and Mike Williams as salary cap casualties last month? Why even listen to offers when the player the Chargers covet would be theirs for the taking?“That we’ve gotten a nice result in picks and value,” Hortiz said. “That’s going to be the reason because there are really good players, great players, that we’re going to be staring at .
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