{"id":666993,"date":"2026-01-10T20:31:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T20:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/666993\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T20:31:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T20:31:19","slug":"cardinals-could-consider-blockbuster-trade-in-massive-overhaul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/666993\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinals Could Consider Blockbuster Trade in Massive Overhaul"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the Arizona Cardinals are entering a rebuilding phase, the team could trade first-round bust wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. during the offseason. According to a source<\/a>, they believe Harrison is a top trade candidate since he has yet to breakout in an offensive scheme that appears to be benefiting his fellow teammate, Michael Wilson<\/a>, instead. After a slow 2024 campaign, the Cardinals were hopeful that Harrison could turn things around in his sophomore season in the league, but it hasn\u2019t exactly gone that way. Harrison hauled in 41 receptions for 608 receiving yards, while Wilson broke out and looks to be earning himself the top role in the receiver department.<\/p>\n

\"MarvinNov 3, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. (18) celebrates with teammates after scoring a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys in the first half at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
\nCardinals Could Consider Blockbuster Marvin Harrison Jr. Trade in Massive Overhaul<\/p>\n

What makes Harrison\u2019s situation worse is that the Cardinals are going to start from scratch and bring in a new quarterback. While he hasn\u2019t been able to acclimate to the offense led by Kyler Murray<\/a>, there\u2019s going to be a delay in Harrison\u2019s ability to grow as a pass-catcher in the NFL. The Cardinals might do the young receiver a favor and trade him to a team that\u2019s already established with an adequate quarterback.<\/p>\n

Harrison\u2019s dad, the Hall of Famer, expressed his criticism of the offense. It\u2019s not only been difficult for Harrison, but his family feels like the Cardinals aren\u2019t the right fit for him. Once Arizona officially parts ways with Murray, nobody should be surprised if the Cardinals put Harrison on the trade block. They already have Wilson, who is emerging as their top weapon, which leads Harrison to the back burner and could join these three teams to revive his career.<\/p>\n

Next Possible Teams
\nBaltimore Ravens<\/p>\n

With John Harbaugh gone<\/a>, the offense in Baltimore could change massively, which could come at the expense of Zay Flowers<\/a> and Rashod Bateman. Lamar Jackson can\u2019t afford to lose any of them, but the chances of them staying a part of this roster are slim. Bateman likely presents a better trade situation even though he signed a new contract extension. He\u2019s coming off a slow 2025 season and might have to join another team where he could thrive.<\/p>\n

This would leave Flowers needing a WR2, and with DeAndre Hopkins entering the market, the Ravens could trade for Harrison and join Flowers in the receiving corps to add some fresh hands for Jackson.<\/p>\n

Atlanta Falcons<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Falcons are expected to overhaul as well. After firing head coach Raheem Morris, the team will likely find another quarterback in this year\u2019s draft, depending on who they hire. Drake London<\/a> is a top-five receiver in the league, so it\u2019s not expected that the Falcons will trade him. However, Darnell Mooney might be on the back burner.<\/p>\n

If Mooney gets traded, the Falcons could trade for Harrison to give Michael Penix Jr. or whoever will be the starter for the offense a clean slate.<\/p>\n

Jacksonville Jaguars<\/p>\n

Similar to the situation in Arizona, the Jaguars have seen production drop from Brian Thomas Jr.<\/a> this regular season. Jacksonville traded for Jakobi Meyers for that reason, especially since they lost rookie Travis Hunter to a season-ending injury. If anyone can use a high-caliber weapon with a lot of potential, it\u2019s Trevor Lawrence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the Arizona Cardinals are entering a rebuilding phase, the team could trade first-round bust wide receiver Marvin…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":666994,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2078],"tags":[375,390,14996,2604,2591,849,4133,1327,4130,7,2406,3374,11369,6,13052,10420],"class_list":{"0":"post-666993","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arizona-cardinals","8":"tag-arizona","9":"tag-arizona-cardinals","10":"tag-arizona-cardinals-news","11":"tag-arizonacardinals","12":"tag-atlanta-falcons-news","13":"tag-baltimore-ravens-news","14":"tag-brian-thomas-jr","15":"tag-cardinals","16":"tag-drake-london","17":"tag-football","18":"tag-jacksonville-jaguars-news","19":"tag-marvin-harrison-jr","20":"tag-michael-wilson","21":"tag-nfl","22":"tag-rashod-bateman","23":"tag-ravens-featured"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115872706385516175","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666993","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=666993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666993\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/666994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=666993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=666993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=666993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}