ESPN's Adam Schefter revealed the key to new trade rumors this offseason

There's the potential for this NFL offseason to be particularly active in one way.

Trades could play a bigger role than usual, says ESPN's Adam Schefter.

In a post on X on Wednesday morning, Schefter explained what he expects:

"With teams considering the upcoming free-agent and draft classes to be subpar, there could be an uptick in trade activity this off-season."

For fans of the league as a whole who just enjoy seeing how it shifts and changes, this could be fun to watch.

Trade rumors are often more fascinating than free agent bidding wars, because there's also the matter of what a team may get in return.

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The trade market will even include quarterbacks, which spices things up, too.

The QBs available in the draft have a lot of question marks after the Las Vegas Raiders presumably take Fernando Mendoza out of Indiana with the No. 1 overall pick.

Alabama's Ty Simpson, LSU's Garrett Nussmeier, even Trinidad Chambliss from Ole Miss -- all guys with positive traits but plenty of uncertainty, too. Some teams may also be intrigued by Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia, but he's not even 5-foot-10.

In free agency, Malik Willis will command interest, but beyond him, it's not much useful, especially if Daniel Jones re-signs with the Colts as expected.

And that's just at the quarterback position.

Schefter could be busy working his phones to keep NFL fans informed of the ongoing rumors.

Trades are more common in the other major sports than in the NFL, but that appears set to change this offseason.

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