Here’s a look at deadline dealing trend.
NFL Trade Tracker (2015-24)
2015: 3
2016: 5
2017: 8
2018: 8
2019: 14
2020: 13
2021: 12
2022: 18
2023: 14
2024: 18
NFL Deadline Day (2015-24)
2015: 1
2016: 2
2017: 5
2018: 5
2019: 4
2020: 6
2021: 5
2022: 11
2023: 8
2024: 9
This year met the recent trend. From October to the eve of deadline day, the following players were traded:
Joe Flacco: Cleveland Browns to Cincinnati Bengals
Alohi Gilman: Los Angeles Chargers to Baltimore Ravens
Odafe Oweh: Baltimore Ravens to Los Angeles Chargers
Tyson Campbell: Jacksonville Jaguars to Cleveland Browns
Greg Newsome: Cleveland Browns to Jacksonville Jaguars
Roger McCreary: Tennessee Titans to Los Angeles Rams
Kyler Dugger: New England Patriots to Pittsburgh Steelers
Keion White: New England Patriots to San Francisco 49ers
John Metchie III: Philadelphia Eagles to New York Jets
Michael Carter II: New York Jets to Philadelphia Eagles
Jaire Alexander: Baltimore Ravens to Philadelphia Eagles
Jaelan Phillips: Miami Dolphins to Philadelphia Eagles
Dre’Mont Jones: Tennessee Titans to Baltimore Ravens
13 players moved to new teams. Deadline Day brought even more change:
Logan Wilson: Cincinnati Bengals to Dallas Cowboys
Jakobi Meyers: Las Vegas Raiders to Jacksonville Jaguars
Sauce Gardner: New York Jets to Indianapolis Colts
Adonai Mitchell: Indianapolis Colts to New York Jets
Rashid Shaheed: New Orleans Saints to Seattle Seahawks
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka: Cleveland Browns to Chicago Bears
Quinnen Williams: New York Jets to Dallas Cowboys
Mazi Smith: Dallas Cowboys to New York Jets
Trevor Penning: New Orleans Saints to Los Angeles Chargers
Ja’Sir Taylor: Los Angeles Chargers to New York Jets
In total, 23 players moved to new teams.
The blockbusters of the bunch were easily the two trades made by the New York Jets. Aaron Glenn may have taken the Jets head coaching job last offseason partly due to young defensive stalwarts Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams. A defensive coach surely likes having a couple difference-makers on that side of the ball. The Jets sent both players to different teams yesterday. Gardner is 25 and a top-3 corner in the league. Those are hard to find. Williams is a little older at 27 but is one of the better defensive tackles in the league. The Jets had a fire sale on defense. The two deals brought a nice haul of draft picks. The Jets received a first-round pick in each of the next two drafts for Gardner. They also added receiver Adonai Mitchell in the deal. The Jets received a 2027 first-round pick and a 2026 second-round pick in 2027 for Williams. They also added defensive tackle Mazi Smith in the deal. That’s a nice haul of three first-round picks and a second-round pick for two proven defensive stars. I like the trades more for the Colts and Cowboys than the Jets. The draft is where you build NFL teams and the Jets scored big with the selections of Gardner and Williams. They were building-blocks. Now, both are building blocks for other teams. Nice. Maybe the Jets score on a couple of the incoming draft picks. We’ll know in about five years if any of the players selected with those picks can match the play of Gardner and Williams. Glenn might have a new job by then.
As for the Minnesota Vikings, for the first time in the Kwesi-Adofo Mensah-Kevin O’Connell regime, the team did not make an in-season trade. It’s likely they made calls around the league inquiring on the availability and cost of cornerbacks. Obviously, nothing came of those calls. The Vikings needed players to get healthy much more than the addition of a new player or two.
The NFL now returns their focus to the games.
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