Bleacher Report

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Accuracy: 0.72%1417th Place
As excited as everyone outside of NFL walls gets about the league's trade deadline, the sentiment isn't exactly the same from those making decisions. 'I think the trade deadline is the most overrated thing in the NFL,' one team exec told The Athletic's Mike Sando. 'The media spends a lot of time blowing hot air about this event that ultimately makes no impact whatsoever on any given season.' Really, the deadline is more about tinkering with the roster by mostly acquiring short-term solutions. Obviously, moves are made every year, but the real lifeblood of roster-building comes via the NFL draft. As the college football season enters its final month of regular-season play, specific talents have built interesting resumes.

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