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NFL Trade Deadline 2018: 3 Deals the Green Bay Packers should make

By Joe Kipp

NEW ORLEANS, LA - NOVEMBER 13: Shaquil Barrett #48 of the Denver Broncos celebrates a sack during the second half of a game against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on November 13, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - NOVEMBER 13: Shaquil Barrett #48 of the Denver Broncos celebrates a sack during the second half of a game against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on November 13, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – SEPTEMBER 30: Landon Collins #21 of the New York Giants celebrates after breaking up a pass against the New Orleans Saints at MetLife Stadium on September 30, 2018 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

Landon Collins, New York Giants

The New York Giants are an absolute mess at the moment and have already traded away a few pieces before the trade deadline. Landon Collins might be another player the Giants are looking to move. He’d garner decent draft capital, which bodes well for a team clearly in the rebuilding stages.

Like Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Collins is a former first-rounder out of Alabama. That being said, there’s some pretty big differences in their skillsets. Collins is more of an in-the-box safety who flies around the field looking to head hunt. Clinton-Dix is a player who plays in the deep half of the field as more of a ball hawk.

If Green Bay were to acquire Collins, he’d be an immediate game-changer for the defense. He’d immediately slide in for current starter Kentrell Brice at strong safety, and would allow defensive coordinator Mike Pettine to move him around as a hybrid-style linebacker/safety. Collins is currently ranked as Pro Football Focus (subscription required) 14th overall safety, while Brice stands at 78th overall.

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The Giants are probably taking calls on Collins as we speak, so the market for the former first-team All-Pro is probably higher than most. A second- or third-round pick may be enough to pry him away.

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