With mid-round rookies and exceeding expectations, the will have a surfeit of linebackers when All-Pros , and make their Dwight Howard Jersey respective returns to the starting lineup.Perhaps that's why the front office was gauging the trade value of ahead of last week's deadline.Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reported over the weekend that the were , only Kobe Bryant Jersey to back out of a deal that would have sent the eight-year veteran to the for a draft pick.If general manager Trent Baalke was dangling Brooks in trade talks, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio was unaware of it."You know it was never mentioned to me before the trade deadline ended," Fangio said Tuesday on KNBR-AM, "and I would think that if there was any seriousne s going on along Lonzo Ball Jersey those ways, that Trent would have mentioned it to me. And he never did, so I think those reports are ."We Talen Horton-Tucker Jersey have no doubt Brooks' name was bandied about in trade talks. We may never know whether those discu sions were casual or serious.Several nucleus players, including , and , have contracts that will need to be addre sed next offseason. Now that Gail Goodrich Jersey young outside linebackers Lynch, and have shown flashes of promise, the might reach the conclusion that Brooks' $6 million salary for 2015 is a luxury rather than a nece sity.The latest Around The NFL Podcast from an action-packed Week 9. Find more Around The NFL content on .