The NFL trade deadline is less than three weeks away, and speculation about who will get dealt and where is reaching a fever pitch. The Carolina Panthers are expected to be among the most-active teams at the deadline, or at least they have an abnormal number of players who could potentially be on the trade-block after Week 9's games come to an end.

The NFL trade deadline is rapidly approaching and the San Francisco 49ers have a handful of positions they could address via the trade market. However, there's one clear need they should aim to cross off first.

Six weeks of the 2024 NFL regular season are in the books, which means we're fast approaching both the midway point of the schedule and the newly pushed-back trade deadline. All 32 teams have until 4 p.