Because of an obscure NFL rule, the Pittsburgh Steelers are barred from trading for Carolina Panthers wide receiver Diontae Johnson. While reporting on the hol

The rule states that once a team trades a player, they can not reacquire that player via trade until at least two years after the execution of the trade. Pittsburgh could sign Diontae Johnson in free agency, but they can not trade with the Carolina Panthers for him.

Haason Reddick has continued his holdout after failing to agree on a reworked contract with the New York Jets, while the team that traded him to the Big

According to Ian Rapoport, NFL rules prohibit the Jets from trading DE Haason Reddick back to the Eagles for two years. Both the Jets and Reddick remained locked in a standoff, with Reddick continuing to rack up the fines and lost earnings.