Next two weekends will sharpen focus of buyers and sellers at trade deadline

A couple of weeks ago, the Sunday Splash! reports went something like this: “There have been some trades. There could be more.”

Thanks, Mr. Wizard.

The annual period for NFL trades, which opened in March, closes in only nine days. Two weekends of games will be played before the window slams shut. That gives most teams two more chances to win, lose, or tie games.

Those outcomes could have a massive impact on whether a potential buyer decides to stand pat, whether a potential seller decides to stay the course, or whether a team that is currently neither buyer nor seller skews in either direction.

Look at the Thursday night game, for example. With the Chargers re-establishing themselves in a 37-10 rout of the Vikings, L.A. could be looking for help at areas of need, especially if/when t