The Green Bay Packers "checked in" on Tennessee Titans running back Tony Pollard before the NFL's trade deadline on Tuesday, according to reporting from Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport of ESPN. The price was at least a third-round pick, and the Packers -- who are still searching for a spark in the run game -- and Denver Broncos were among the team that passed.
Pollard, who is in a contract year for the struggling Titans, was not traded before the deadline.
Through eight games in 2026, Pollard has produced 595 rushing yards, six rushing touchdowns, 14 catches and 665 total yards. He has five straight seasons with at least 1,000 total yards, including four straight seasons with at least 1,000 rushing yards.
The Packers rank at or near the bottom of
the NFL in most rushing statistics and will be without Josh Jacobs for 2-3 weeks after the veteran running back needed surgery to repair a broken finger. In theory, trading for Pollard could have provided both a short-term fix while Jacobs recovers and a potentially dynamic pairing with Jacobs down the stretch and into the postseason.
But trading at least a third-round pick for a 29-year-old running back on an expiring contract was likely never a viable option for any team, much less a team like the Packers, who value draft picks and rarely add players at the trade deadline.
General manager Brian Gutekunst took over in 2018 and has never traded for a player at the deadline. There was interest in Pollard but the Packers clearly determined the price was too high.
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Packers 'checked in' on Titans RB Tony Pollard before trade deadline
