{"id":865638,"date":"2026-04-13T17:49:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/865638\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T17:49:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:49:29","slug":"cardinals-packers-connected-in-marvin-harrison-jr-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/865638\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinals, Packers Connected in Marvin Harrison Jr. Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After losing Romeo Doubs this offseason, the Green Bay Packers could target Marvin Harrison Jr. in a possible trade in the coming weeks. Coming off a season where Harrison Jr. appeared in 12 games, the receiver hauled in 41 catches for 608 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns. Unfortunately, the weapon hasn\u2019t been able to establish itself as a long-term starter for the Cardinals\u2019 offense, as he\u2019s been outplayed by fellow teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/04\/07\/michael-wilson-nfl-draft-profile-team-fits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Michael Wilson<\/a>. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/stories\/nfl\/nfl-player-each-nfc-team-should-trade-during-2026-draft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Ralph Vacchiano of FOX Sports<\/a> believes he could be a good fit in Jordan Love\u2019s offensive system, who could be a solid replacement for Doubs.<\/p>\n<p>After letting Doubs walk in free agency, the Packers traded Dontayvion Wicks to the Philadelphia Eagles. The team doesn\u2019t have a top receiving option, but solid depth players, as Vacchiano mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have the same situation at WR as usual \u2014 good depth, decent players, but no apparent No. 1. And they let their best receiver (Romeo Doubs) go while only bringing in Skyy Moore,\u201d Vacchiano wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Cardinals, Packers Connected in Marvin Harrison Jr. Trade<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to point out what Vacchiano means. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/04\/19\/jayden-reed-2023-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jayden Reed<\/a> and Christian Watson are their best receiving options for Love. Unless they\u2019re planning on moving Watson, it wouldn\u2019t make too much sense to trade for Harrison. The Packers already have too many receivers to deal with, and it might be better to rely on the guys they have in the receiving room. Matthew Golden and Savion Williams were just brought in, so it\u2019s hard to imagine seeing how Harrison would fit in this overcrowded depth chart.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Either way, the Cardinals would probably be open to trading Harrison if they received a decent return. Here are some other teams that could suit Harrison better for a possible WR2 spot under a new quarterback and team that is winning.<\/p>\n<p>Better Possible Fits<br \/>\nBaltimore Ravens<\/p>\n<p>This might be one of the best landing spots for Harrison. The Baltimore Ravens <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/zay-flowers-im-not-focused-193627027.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">are working on a contract extension for Zay Flowers<\/a>, and with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/02\/21\/rashod-bateman-ravens-wide-receiver-dynasty-outlook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rashod Bateman<\/a> coming off a down season, Harrison could be a major help for Lamar Jackson\u2019s offense. Harrison has a real chance to turn himself at least into a WR2, while it gives Bateman breathing room and lessens the load for him.<\/p>\n<p>The Cardinals receiver won\u2019t turn this offense into great overnight, but it gives Jackson a long-term weapon that has length and potential without committing to a blockbuster deal, as he\u2019s still on his rookie deal.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Chargers<\/p>\n<p>Another solid one would be the Chargers. Los Angeles has failed to find a capable weapon for Justin Herbert in free agency, but they have a chance to turn that around. Quentin Johnston showed improvement, but it\u2019s not enough for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/06\/29\/ladd-mcconkey-fantasy-football-outlook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ladd McConkey<\/a>, who is arguably carrying this offensive unit. Harrison could have the spotlight in Herbert\u2019s offense and finally give the offense a capable weapon to help McConkey. Nobody should expect KeAndre Lambert-Smith and Tre Harris to do much soon since they\u2019re going through growing pains, so adding Harrison makes sense.<\/p>\n<p>Indianapolis Colts<\/p>\n<p>The Colts traded Michael Pittman Jr. to the Steelers due to salary cap concerns. After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colts.com\/news\/alec-pierce-officially-re-signed-new-contract-wide-receiver-nfl-free-agency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">signing Alec Pierce to a massive deal<\/a>, the Colts could use some help for Josh Downs in the aerial attack. He has a chance to step up, but why should he if Harrison is right in front of them? Daniel Jones is entering a pivotal point in his career after having his best season last year. The best thing Indianapolis can do is trade for Harrison and see how he could sponge himself into this offense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After losing Romeo Doubs this offseason, the Green Bay Packers could target Marvin Harrison Jr. in a possible&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":865639,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2078],"tags":[4994,375,390,14996,2604,849,1327,5403,1501,7,2702,3562,470,114345,2453,3374,6,835,10420,4648],"class_list":{"0":"post-865638","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arizona-cardinals","8":"tag-alec-pierce","9":"tag-arizona","10":"tag-arizona-cardinals","11":"tag-arizona-cardinals-news","12":"tag-arizonacardinals","13":"tag-baltimore-ravens-news","14":"tag-cardinals","15":"tag-chargers-featured","16":"tag-christian-watson","17":"tag-football","18":"tag-green-bay-packers-news","19":"tag-indianapolis-colts-news","20":"tag-ladd-mcconkey","21":"tag-lastest-nfl-news","22":"tag-los-angeles-chargers-news","23":"tag-marvin-harrison-jr","24":"tag-nfl","25":"tag-nfl-news","26":"tag-ravens-featured","27":"tag-zay-flowers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116398664219164887","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865638","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=865638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865638\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/865639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=865638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=865638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=865638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}