Packers were reportedly eyeing these four players leading up to NFL trade deadline but came away with no one

One of the biggest surprises of the NFL trade deadline was the fact that the Green Bay Packers didn’t make a single move. With the Packers struggling on offense right now, it seemed like a lock that they’d make at least one deal.

Although they came up empty, it wasn’t for a lack of trying. Apparently, the Packers were eyeing multiple players in the lead up to the deadline. One of the most notable ones was Chase Claypool, but the Bears came in and stole him before a deal could go down. CBS Sports NFL Insider Josina Anderson reported earlier this week that in the hours leading up to the deadline, the Packers had the best offer on the table. 

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Packers actually offered a second-round pick for Claypool and appeared to have the inside track until the Bears also offered a second-round pick. To make the deal happen, the Bears had to give up their own second-round pick instead of the second-round pick they received from the Ravens in the Roquan Smith trade. Apparently, the Steelers were more willing to take Chicago’s pick (over Green Bay’s) because they felt that it would be higher in the 2023 NFL Draft. 

Besides Claypool, the Packers also “checked in” on T.J. Hockenson, according to the Journal Sentinel. Hockenson has 395 yards and three touchdowns so far this year, which is more than Packers leading tight end Robert Tonyan, who has 286 receiving yards and one TD. Unfortunately for the Packers, not only did they fail to make a deal for Hockenson, but the Lions ended up trading him to the first-place team in the NFC North in the Minnesota Vikings. 

Between Claypool and Hockenson, that’s two players the Packers looked at who ended up going to a division rival.