{"id":215417,"date":"2025-07-17T23:40:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T23:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/215417\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T23:40:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T23:40:11","slug":"buccaneers-may-trade-top-weapon-4-possible-suitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/215417\/","title":{"rendered":"Buccaneers May Trade Top Weapon? 4 Possible Suitors"},"content":{"rendered":"

After having a promising rookie season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers could move on early and trade top weapon Jalen McMillan during the 2025 campaign. According to a report<\/a>, they believe the Buccaneers could send McMillan in a possible trade since he\u2019s the \u201codd man out\u201d in the wide receiver depth chart. This is interesting for many reasons. It\u2019s still early for the Buccaneers to move on from McMillan, but it\u2019s not entirely impossible if the right deal comes along.<\/p>\n

Originally selected in the third round of the 2024 draft, the former Washington product has become a solid contributor behind Chris Godwin and Mike Evans<\/a> as a reliable third-man option in the aerial attack. However, due to the emergence of the 2025 draft pick, Emeka Egbuka, there might not be enough room for McMillan to grow in this offense. Whatever might happen in this passing offense, there could be at least a trade that could be possible since quarterback Baker Mayfield won\u2019t be able to target every pass-catcher on the field. After Tampa Bay went on a 4-1 stretch to end their postseason loss, McMillan scored seven touchdowns in those five games, so it\u2019s not like there\u2019s anything wrong with him.<\/p>\n

Sterling Shepard was another Buccaneer receiver who was in rumors<\/a>, so it\u2019s anyone\u2019s job up for grabs. However, Tampa Bay could get a lot in return for McMillan, so here are four teams that might be willing to offer.<\/p>\n

\"BuccaneersDec 15, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans (13) is congratulated by wide receiver Jalen McMillan (15) and offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs (78) after a touchdown in the second half against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
\nBreaking: Buccaneers May Trade Top Weapon Jalen McMillan? 4 Possible Suitors
\nBest Fits
\nLos Angeles Chargers<\/p>\n

After losing Mike Williams<\/a>, the Los Angeles Chargers need a new, fresh breath of air in the aerial attack. Tre Harris is holding out, which leaves Ladd McConkey<\/a> and Quentin Johnston as somewhat capable weapons for quarterback Justin Herbert. Even though Herbert thrives throwing the football to his tight ends like Will Dissly and now Tyler Conklin, he could benefit from a fresh receiver. McMillan is the perfect fit for the Chargers as he has the speed and versatility to keep this passing offense intact.<\/p>\n

Baltimore Ravens<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Baltimore Ravens may have found their long-term WR3 after signing several veterans like Odell Beckham Jr., Diontae Johnson and now DeAndre Hopkins. McMillan provides longevity relief for Lamar Jackson<\/a> as he won\u2019t be taking snaps away from Zay Flowers<\/a> or Rashod Bateman, but could make them better. Flowers and Bateman have similar sizes and hands, so it wouldn\u2019t be the worst thing for the Ravens.<\/p>\n

Dallas Cowboys<\/p>\n

However, the Dallas Cowboys will need to upgrade their offense if they want to continue their success even beyond this upcoming 2025 season. Despite trading for George Pickens<\/a>, if things work out in Dallas, the new duo between him and CeeDee Lamb<\/a> might pay long-term benefits if they sign another wide receiver. Jalen Tolbert is entering the final year of his contract, and if he doesn\u2019t live up to expectations, they could trade for McMillan to provide the last boost before a possible postseason appearance.<\/p>\n

Kansas City Chiefs<\/p>\n

The Kansas City Chiefs don\u2019t need another wide receiver, but since Rashee Rice has a pending case, it\u2019s better to be safe than sorry. Between Xavier Worthy and Marquise Brown, they could hold it down in the aerial attack, but they can\u2019t afford to exhaust either of them. McMillan, pairing with 2025 draft pick Jalen Royals<\/a>, could be the future of this offense behind Worthy and Rice if Brown departs after the 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After having a promising rookie season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers could move on early and trade top weapon…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":215418,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2077],"tags":[849,211,5403,5404,436,7,467,4080,922,2453,700,5859,6,10420,704,250,14443,2597,2596,4648],"class_list":{"0":"post-215417","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa-bay-buccaneers","8":"tag-baltimore-ravens-news","9":"tag-buccaneers","10":"tag-chargers-featured","11":"tag-chiefs-featured","12":"tag-dallas-cowboys-news","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-george-pickens","15":"tag-jalen-mcmillan","16":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs-news","17":"tag-los-angeles-chargers-news","18":"tag-mike-evans","19":"tag-mike-williams","20":"tag-nfl","21":"tag-ravens-featured","22":"tag-tampa-bay","23":"tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers","24":"tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers-news","25":"tag-tampabay","26":"tag-tampabaybuccaneers","27":"tag-zay-flowers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114871220607873127","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215417\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/215418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}