The NFL trade deadline passed at 3 p.m. Central on Tuesday, and the final 48 hours were busy. Nine trades were made on Monday and Tuesday, a quarterback went back to his old team, and one deal fell apart an hour after it was reported. Seventeen trades were completed this season, all of them in my NFL trade deadline tracker.
Deadline Day: Tuesday, Nov. 10
| Trade | What the team trading away received |
|---|---|
| Titans send S Amani Hooker and a 2027 5th to the Bills | 2027 2nd |
| Raiders send QB Kirk Cousins to the Vikings | 2027 3rd |
| Colts send WR Keenan Allen to the 49ers | 2027 6th |
| Chargers send LB Daiyan Henley to the Broncos | 2027 4th and 2028 5th |
| Colts send WR Josh Downs and a 2027 7th to the Chiefs | 2027 4th and 2027 5th |
- Kirk Cousins to Minnesota: The 6-2 Vikings brought back their old quarterback a day after Carson Wentz threw for 81 yards in a 23-6 loss to Buffalo. Cousins started all nine games for Las Vegas, and rookie Fernando Mendoza is expected to take over for the Raiders. Full breakdown.
- Amani Hooker to Buffalo: The 7-1 Bills added a safety with five interceptions this season who is signed for two more years. Full breakdown.
- Keenan Allen to San Francisco: The 7-1 49ers added the six-time Pro Bowl receiver for a late pick. Allen had 40 catches for 351 yards and a touchdown in Indianapolis.
- Daiyan Henley to Denver: A rare division trade. The 0-8 Chargers sent their starting linebacker to the 7-2 Broncos.
- Josh Downs to Kansas City: The 6-2 Chiefs got a receiver just before the buzzer.
Deadline Eve: Monday, Nov. 9
| Trade | What the team trading away received |
|---|---|
| Eagles send DT Jordan Davis to the Jaguars | 2027 1st and 2029 2nd |
| Jets send S Andre Cisco to the Lions | 2028 6th |
| Saints send DT Davon Godchaux to the Jaguars | Conditional 2028 6th |
| Falcons send S Jessie Bates III to the Jaguars | 2027 2nd and 2028 5th |
Jacksonville made three trades in one day, adding Jessie Bates III, Davon Godchaux and Jordan Davis. The 6-2 Lions added Andre Cisco, who is on an expiring contract.
The Deal That Fell Through
On Tuesday morning, the Bengals agreed to send a 2027 sixth-round pick to the Eagles for edge rusher Arnold Ebiketie. About an hour later, the deal was off. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Cincinnati called it off to protect a 2027 compensatory pick. Ebiketie signed with Philadelphia as a free agent this year, so trading for him would have canceled that pick. Ebiketie stays with the Eagles.
Who Didn’t Move
Jonathan Taylor’s name was at the center of trade talk for weeks, but the Colts kept him. Indianapolis still made four trades this season: Quenton Nelson and DeForest Buckner in October, then Keenan Allen and Josh Downs on Tuesday.
Winners and Losers (My Take)
Winners
- Jaguars: Bates, Godchaux and Davis in one day. A 6-2 team pushed its chips in, and the defense should look very different the rest of the way.
- Bills: Hooker fills a real hole at safety, and he is signed for two more years after this one.
- Vikings: A third-round pick for a quarterback who already knows Kevin O’Connell’s offense, on a team that is 6-2.
- Titans: Two first-round picks for Jeffery Simmons in October and a second for Hooker on Tuesday. That is a lot of draft capital for the rebuild.
Losers
- Eagles: At 2-7, Philadelphia became a seller. It moved Cam Jurgens in October and Jordan Davis on Monday, and the Ebiketie deal did not even go through.
- Bengals: A 6-2 team that wanted to add a pass rusher on deadline day came away with nothing after the comp-pick problem.
- Chargers: At 0-8, trading a starter is understandable, but sending him to the Broncos means Los Angeles will see Henley twice a year.
The Full Season
Seventeen trades were completed this season. The biggest:
- Jeffery Simmons to the Bears for two first-round picks (Oct. 29)
- Jordan Davis to the Jaguars for a first and a second (Nov. 9)
- Marvin Harrison Jr. to the Texans (Oct. 11)
- Jacoby Brissett to the Ravens (Nov. 6)
- Kirk Cousins to the Vikings (Nov. 10)
Every deal, with dates and picks, is in my trade tracker. Now the new pieces have to fit. Week 10 kicks off Thursday with Commanders at Giants, and the Vikings visit the Packers on Sunday.
Photo: Bills pregame at Highmark Stadium, 2025, by WuTang94, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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