Report: Packers brass disagreed on short-term trade for receiver

The Green Bay Packers disagreed at the highest levels of their organization about whether they should make a short-term deal for a wide receiver at the trade deadline, according to ESPN's Dianna Russini.

The Packers were linked to Will Fuller of the Houston Texans leading up to the Tuesday afternoon buzzer, but the two sides couldn't agree on draft-pick compensation or the amount of money Houston would take on, reports The MMQB's Albert Breer. The Texans were rumored to be holding out for significant compensation in a Fuller deal, even though he's set to become a free agent at the end of the season.

Green Bay's passing attack has become increasingly reliant on Davante Adams since Allen Lazard was sidelined indefinitely with a core muscle injury. In four games as the No. 2 wideout to Adams, Marquez Valdes-Scantling has averaged 24 yards per contest and hasn't caught a touchdown.

"I wouldn't say it's a need, but obviously - I've said this before - I don't think that it's any secret that that could help us, potentially," Adams told Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Press-Gazette about two hours before the deadline. "So I wouldn't be opposed to it. It could help us, but I definitely got full faith and trust in my guys here to be able to get it done."

The Packers were heavily scrutinized over the offseason after failing to upgrade Aaron Rodgers' receiving core. Rodgers, 36, acknowledged after the NFL draft that he wanted the club to use a top draft pick on a skill player. Instead, Green Bay selected quarterback Jordan Love in the first round.

The Packers didn't make a move at Tuesday's deadline. They've dropped two of their last three games but still sit atop the NFC North at 5-2, half a game in front of the Chicago Bears.

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