Mike Florio#15 of 87 NFL pundits · Nov 10, 2026
Florio argues almost every NFL player is tradeable for the right price, naming only a handful of quarterbacks who truly would not be dealt ahead of the trade deadline.
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What Mike Florio said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThe only players who currently wouldn't be traded, in our view, are Bills quarterback Josh Allen, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence, Packers quarterback Jordan Love, and probably 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy.
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- Not many players are truly untradeable
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- 1Josh Allen to move — “wouldn't be traded”“The only players who currently wouldn't be traded, in our view, are Bills quarterback Josh Allen...”
- 2Joe Burrow to move — “wouldn't be traded”“The only players who currently wouldn't be traded, in our view, are ... Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow...”
- 3Brock Purdy to move — “probably wouldn't be traded”“...and probably 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy.”
- 4Caleb Williams to move — “wouldn't be traded”“The only players who currently wouldn't be traded, in our view, are ... Bears quarterback Caleb Williams...”
- 5Trevor Lawrence to move — “wouldn't be traded”“The only players who currently wouldn't be traded, in our view, are ... Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence...”
- 6Jordan Love to move — “wouldn't be traded”“The only players who currently wouldn't be traded, in our view, are ... Packers quarterback Jordan Love...”
- 7Patrick Mahomes to move — “wouldn't be traded”“The only players who currently wouldn't be traded, in our view, are ... Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes...”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen to move — “wouldn't be traded”1 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Joe Burrow to move — “wouldn't be traded”2 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Brock Purdy to move — “probably wouldn't be traded”3 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Caleb Williams to move — “wouldn't be traded”4 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Trevor Lawrence to move — “wouldn't be traded”5 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Jordan Love to move — “wouldn't be traded”6 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Patrick Mahomes to move — “wouldn't be traded”7 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 calls · 7 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
7 checkable claims — 7 trade and signing calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
1Trade and Signing CallsJosh Allen
Josh Allen to move — “wouldn't be traded”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Trade and Signing CallsJoe Burrow
Joe Burrow to move — “wouldn't be traded”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Trade and Signing CallsBrock Purdy
Brock Purdy to move — “probably wouldn't be traded”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Trade and Signing CallsCaleb Williams
Caleb Williams to move — “wouldn't be traded”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Trade and Signing CallsTrevor Lawrence
Trevor Lawrence to move — “wouldn't be traded”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
6Trade and Signing CallsJordan Love
Jordan Love to move — “wouldn't be traded”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
7Trade and Signing CallsPatrick Mahomes
Patrick Mahomes to move — “wouldn't be traded”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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