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Eight NFL playmakers in desperate need of a new home

DeAndre Hopkins

4. Torrey Smith, wide receiver, San Francisco 49ers

Smith is only 28 years old, but he has had an exhausting two-year run with his 49ers. He is currently wasting away his talents buried on a team that has won only seven of its last 32 games. How unfortunate.

Recently, Smith has been a topic of trade rumors linked with the Philadelphia Eagles, per NJ.com.

Smith has three seasons left on a five-year deal he signed with San Francisco in 2015. But it is obvious this marriage is not working out. Multiple times throughout the past two seasons, Smith would be wide open and his quarterback wouldn’t even notice.

Smith’s targets dropped from 62 to 49 in 2016. During the 12 games in which Smith played, he caught just 40.8 percent of his passes for 267 yards and three touchdowns. If he could only get his hands on the ball, Smith would be a legitimate scoring threat. He has averaged over 17 yards per catch in his career and led the NFL in that category back in 2015.

Smith would be a tremendous upgrade at receiver for Carson Wentz should a trade with Philadelphia actually play out.

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