NFL Trade Tracker

The NFL Trade Deadline will never be the big event that it is in other sports. It’ll never be the big event that Roger Goodell and the suits want it to be. A reason for that is the difficulty of integrating a shiny new player on the fly. The heat of the football season isn’t the best time for significant changes. That being said, it feels like there’s been an uptick in the number of and the big-name quality of the pre-deadline trades. Whether that’s due to pressure from Park Avenue or teams being inspired by the ridiculous amount of trade speculation from the media, there seems to be more October trades than there’s ever been. The NFL Trade Deadline is Tuesday at 4pm ET. The days are getting few for teams to wheel and deal. The teams are surely focused now on Sunday’s games. What will we see on Monday and Tuesday? Here’s a look at the trades that we’ve seen so far. 

October 10:

Cleveland Browns acquire linebacker Deion Jones from Atlanta Falcons

Browns receive:

-Deion Jones, LB

-2024 seventh-round pick

Falcons receive:

-2024 sixth-round pick

An injury to Anthony Walker Jr. forced this trade. Jones’ best years were a few years ago but the picks involved feel light for a speedy, still young (27) linebacker. 

October 17

Arizona Cardinals acquire receiver Robbie Anderson from Carolina Panthers

Cardinals receive:

-Robbie Anderson, WR

Panthers receive:

-2024 sixth-round pick

-2025 seventh-round pick

An injury to Marquise Brown forced the Cardinals to find outside help. And speed. 

October 21

San Francisco 49ers acquire running back Christian McCaffrey from Carolina Panthers

49ers receive:

Christian McCaffrey, RB

Panthers receive:

-2023 second-round pick

-2023 third-round pick

-2023 fourth-round pick

-2024 fifth-round pick

The big one. If there are no other trade deadline deals, 2022 will go down as a big deal year because of the 49ers trade for Christian McCaffrey. This trade ranks up there with the biggest deadline deals in NFL history. Mike Haynes, Eric Dickerson, the dreadful Herschel Walker trade, Von Miller, etc. 

October 25

New York Jets acquire running back James Robinson from Jacksonville Jaguars

Jets receive:

-James Robinson, RB

Jaguars receive:

-conditional sixth-round pick

Another deal forced by injury. The Jets needed running back help after losing emerging rookie Breece Hall.

October 25

Dallas Cowboys acquire defensive tackle Leonard Hankins from the Las Vegas Raiders

Cowboys receive:

-Leonard Hankins, DT

-2024 seventh-round pick

Raiders receive:

-2023 sixth-round pick

The Cowboys added size and depth on their defensive line. 

October 26

Philadelphia Eagles acquire edge rusher Robert Quinn from Chicago Bears

Eagles receive:

-Robert Quinn, DE

Bears receive:

-2023 fourth-round pick

This deal was probably due as much to Howie Roseman’s great need to blindly add players as it was to address the Eagles need for a legion of pass rushers. 

October 27

Kansas City Chiefs acquire receiver Kadarius Toney from New York Giants

Chiefs receive:

Kadarius Toney, WR

Giants receive:

-2023 third-round compensatory draft pick

-2023 sixth-round pick

Speedy and sturdy. Perhaps the Chiefs see Kadarius Toney as Tyreek Hill-like. 

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Seven October trades, so far. There are sure to be more on Monday and Tuesday. There probably won’t be as many as Goodell, the media, and fans hope but we’ll surely see more than seven deadline deals this year. Maybe, I’ll have to rethink my thinking that the NFL Trade Deadline will never be a big event.