Some dude: trades the Chiefs should explore before the season begins.

[Direckshun]

I come in peace, kneejerkers. I'm just trying to get some new conversation on the board this morning.

This is a pretty interesting article on Bleacher Report that's likely trying to do the same thing: just stirring up some conversation.

The premise of the article is 32 trades for 32 teams to consider before the trade deadline, and the Chiefs are implicated in a few of them.

Here's the trade scenarios this guy envisioned:

Cardinals LB Jordan Hicks and a Day 2 pick to the Kansas City Chiefs for CB Charvarius Ward

The veteran linebacker has started all 32 games for the Arizona Cardinals in the last two seasons, but he's become an obvious trade or cut candidate after the team used a first-round pick on an off-ball linebacker for the second year in a row.

Look for Arizona to try to sell him off for something before a potential release. With eight-time Pro Bowler Patrick Peterson gone Johnathon Joseph retired and Dre Kirkpatrick unsigned, they could use a cornerback in exchange for the 29-year-old Hicks.

One team that is weak at linebacker but has a decent amount of depth at corner? The Chiefs, who saw L'Jarius Sneed stand out as a rookie in 2020 and also have Rashad Fenton and Mike Hughes in addition to Ward and slot-oriented safety Tyrann Mathieu.

However, they'd likely have to sweeten the pot with some extra draft capital because Ward has a little more upside at 25.

Bills Edge Jerry Hughes to the Kansas City Chiefs for CB Charvarius Ward

Rookies Gregory Rousseau and Carlos Basham Jr. (who were drafted in the first and second round, respectively) and sophomore A.J. Epenesa (a second-rounder himself) represent the future at the edge for the Buffalo Bills. If any of those guys can perform well this preseason, it might be time to move on from a 33-year-old Hughes in order to save $6.4 million.

If you can land another corner to help support star Tre'Davious White, that would be ideal. And that brings us again to Ward and the Chiefs, especially because Buffalo has a solid slot cover man already in Taron Johnson.

Kansas City doesn't have any glaring weak spots but could certainly use more talent at the edge, where Frank Clark, Alex Okafor and Tanoh Kpassagnon combined for just 10 sacks last season (and now Kpassagnon is gone). So this makes a lot of sense, especially with Clark dealing with potential injury and legal issues.

Bengals trade a Day 2 pick to the Kansas City Chiefs for G Laurent Duvernay-Tardif

The Cincinnati Bengals have bolstered an offensive line that nearly got 2020 No. 1 overall pick Joe Burrow killed last season, but the interior remains a potential problem, and they could use a solid veteran to take some pressure off of underwhelming potential starting guards Michael Jordan, Xavier Su'a-Filo and Quinton Spain.

Duvernay-Tardif could be on the outs with the Chiefs, who signed veteran Joe Thuney and used a second-round draft pick on Creed Humphrey. He's 30 but, like Solder, could be fresh after a year off.

At the very least, the highly-respected vet would likely be a reliable presence inside, and he brings plenty of experience and playoff pedigree to a rebuilding team.

For Burrow's sake, that'd be worth a third-round pick if the Chiefs were willing to participate.

Colts trade a Day 2 pick to the Kansas City Chiefs for G Laurent Duvernay-Tardif or OT Mike Remmers

Maybe All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson will return from a foot injury early in the season and perform at his usual dominant level. Maybe incoming left tackle Eric Fisher, who is dealing with an injury of his own, will emerge early and put together an effective campaign. And maybe it won't matter because the underwhelming Sam Tevi will finally put it all together at offensive tackle this year.

But the Indianapolis Colts are trying to win the Super Bowl ASAP, and that's a lot of "maybes."

To be safe ahead of a critical season, the Colts should reach out to the Chiefs to discuss who might be available along their deep offensive line. Both Duvernay-Tardif and Remmers should be up for grabs at the right price, and a third-round pick would likely be worth the peace of mind they'd get from the presence of either veteran.

Chiefs trade a Day 2 pick to the New Orleans Saints for edge Marcus Davenport

Or to the Green Bay Packers for Preston Smith. Or to the Arizona Cardinals for Chandler Jones. Or to the Houston Texans for Whitney Mercilus. The point is, the Kansas City Chiefs could use another edge defender to work with Frank Clark, Chris Jones and Alex Okafor.

Clark and Okafor had just nine sacks combined last year, Jones doesn't spend every down on the edge, and they lost the underrated Tanoh Kpassagnon in free agency.

With that in mind, a win-now team should make some offers for expendable pass-rushers. Davenport isn't as established as the rest of those aforementioned players, but he's a 24-year-old first-round pick with lots of room to grow in a new setting, and he'll cost just $4.4 million in 2021.

If the Saints aren't convinced of his trajectory and feel Kpassagnon (who they signed away from K.C.) and first-round rookie Payton Turner can do the job, they might be willing to take a third-rounder from the Chiefs.

Titans LB Rashaan Evans to the Kansas City Chiefs for CB Rashad Fenton or OT Mike Remmers and a Day 3 pick

The Tennessee Titans didn't pick up Evans' fifth-year option for 2022, putting him on track to become a free agent next offseason. It's possible that with Harold Landry, Jayon Brown, rookie Monty Rice and free-agent acquisition Bud Dupree already on the roster at linebacker, they'll bail a year early in an attempt to shore up a weaker position.

Positions they should address include a secondary that was gutted in the offseason or right tackle, which continues to stand out as a weakness.

The Chiefs could use a talent like Evans to spruce up an underwhelming linebacker corps, and they happen to have depth at both corner and offensive tackle. I'm not sure the disappointing Evans gets you more than a borderline starter, though, so we're talking Fenton and Remmers instead of Charvarius Ward or the intriguing Lucas Niang.

Normally Veach's trades this late concern themselves with day 3 picks and/or reserve players, but these were interesting thoughts.

Obviously the Chiefs are not in the market for a linebacker anymore (thank god), but peeling off some bigger name players on the team for 2nd and 3rd round picks may help the team grapple with the difficult choices it will have to make in 2022.

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

I'm fine with the LDT trades, but not Ward...

[wazu]

I'm good with anything decent we can get for LDT. Can do without the rest of these trade ideas.

[Deberg_1990]

Why do the chiefs need to make any of these trades? Keep the depth strong

[Skyy God]

Typical Bleacher Report trash article.

[Coochie liquor]

Maybe we can trade them Tim Ward instead?

[RunKC]

A day 2 pick for Marcus Davenport?

Sign me up for that yesterday

[TwistedChief]

These Ward trades are ridiculous.

[Eleazar]

Who writes this trash?

[Renegade]

Originally Posted by Eleazar

Who writes this trash?

Brad Gagnon

[Rainbarrel]

Let's pickup the half drank whiskey glasses off the tables. Pour them in a bottle and resell them to drunk customers.

[O.city]

I'd be sniffing around for a WR. I dont' think they need any more LB's.

[BWillie]

Trade LDT for a WR?

[ChiefBlueCFC]

If we could get a solid pick for LDT - 3rd or 4th - I would jump all over that, but I don't think that's realistic, however.

[oldman]

LDT has a no trade clause, so you'd have to get his OK. I'm not in favor of trading any of our CBs. Remmers is our only proven backup T. At this point, I'd rather see what we can pick up from the waiver wire or cuts.