Trade Deadline Chaos and Injury Updates: Myles Garrett Returns While Colts Host a Fire Sale

The NFL trade deadline is officially here to turn your Sunday morning into a chaotic group chat, and Ian Rapoport just delivered the spark. According to his latest update, the San Francisco 49ers are still missing Mike Evans, the Los Angeles Rams are getting Myles Garrett back, and the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts are fielding enough phone calls to run a telethon.

Let us start with the actual football being played today. The 6-1 San Francisco 49ers are getting healthier overall, but Evans is still sidelined after re-aggravating his Achilles against the Washington Commanders. Missing Week 9 against the Las Vegas Raiders is a tough break for a guy who already had his historic 11-year 1,000-yard streak snapped last season due to injuries. Oddsmakers will definitely have to adjust San Francisco's passing props without their premier red-zone threat on the field.

"Ian Rapoport noted the Colts are 'right in the center of the trade deadline drama.'"

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Rams are getting the kind of midseason reinforcement that usually costs three draft picks. Garrett is returning to the lineup after missing eight games following arthroscopic knee surgery for a patella sprain. Dropping a rested, angry reigning Defensive Player of the Year onto a 4-4 Rams roster just in time to face the Washington Commanders is a nightmare scenario for opposing offensive lines.

Then we have the trade market theater. Rapoport reports the Houston Texans are getting calls on Jadeveon Clowney. This makes perfect sense, considering Houston is sitting at 2-5 and looks like a team ready to sell off parts for future assets.

The real comedy comes from the 2-6 Indianapolis Colts reportedly being right in the center of the deadline drama. When a two-win team becomes the main character of the trade deadline, it usually means a fire sale is about to happen. It is the NFL equivalent of a yard sale where everything must go before the house gets foreclosed.

We will find out exactly how much Indianapolis and Houston decide to tear down their rosters by Tuesday afternoon. Until then, keep an eye on how the Rams defense looks with Garrett back in the mix today, and see if the 49ers can keep their dominant run going against the Raiders without Evans.