The NFL trade deadline is here, presenting teams with one last window to transform their roster for the stretch run of the season.
The lead-up to the 4 p.m. ET cutoff for swaps has featured a handful of more minor deals, with several notable starters and depth pieces being sent to new destinations. But there’s yet to be a true blockbuster. Might that change at some point on Tuesday, Nov. 4? There aren’t many big-name players firmly on the trade block, but Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has already piqued interest by revealing Monday that he’s agreed to a deal on which he’s yet to disclose the details.
USA TODAY Sports will have live updates on the latest news, rumors and completed deals all the way past the deadline, so check back often Tuesday for all the freshest developments:
The New York Jets are selling off top players in stunning fashion.
Not long after the team agreed to trade two-time All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner to the Indianapolis Colts, news broke that the Jets were also dealing defensive tackle Quinnen Williams to the Dallas Cowboys for a 2027 first-round pick, 2026 second-round pick and defensive tackle Mazi Smith, according to multiple reports.
Williams, 27, is a three-time Pro Bowl selection who had become the lynchpin of the Jets’ defensive line.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones revealed in September that he had asked about acquiring Williams in a potential deal for Micah Parsons but was rebuffed. Now, Jones lands a player who can fulfill the longstanding need to fortify the interior line.
Dallas earlier in the day agreed to acquire linebacker Logan Wilson from the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for a seventh-round pick.
New York, meanwhile, now looks poised to dominate the NFL draft in the coming years with three additional first-round picks.
The Chicago Bears are bolstering their edge rush in light of an injury.
The Bears on Tuesday agreed to acquire defensive end Joe Tryon-Shoyinka and a seventh-round pick from the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a sixth-round pick, according to multiple reports.
Tryon-Shoyinka, 26, is a former first-round pick who recorded 15 sacks in four years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In Cleveland, however, he has participated in just 6% of the team’s defensive snaps.
The Bears were looking for additional help along the defensive front after losing Dayo Odeyingbo for the season to a torn Achilles suffered in Sunday’s win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
“We’ve got some depth,” Bears coach Ben Johnson said Monday. “You can never have too many pass rushers. You can never have too many cover players on the back end either. That’s how I have always felt since I’ve been in this league. I know (general manager) Ryan (Poles) and his crew have been doing their due diligence all throughout the fall, all the way up until tomorrow to make sure we’re turning over every stone to make sure if there’s a way that we can improve this roster, we’ll do that.
The Seattle Seahawks aren’t done equipping Sam Darnold with downfield weapons.
The Seahawks on Tuesday agreed to acquire wide receiver Rashid Shaheed from the New Orleans Saints, according to multiple reports.
Shaheed, 27, is in the final year of his contract. The speedy receiver averaged 17.5 yards per catch last season but is down to 11.3 this year under first-year coach Kellen Moore.
His ability to stretch defenses could prove noteworthy for Sam Darnold, who leads the NFL in air yards per attempt at 9.6, according to Next Gen Stats.
The NFL trade deadline finally has its blockbuster deal.
The New York Jets are trading cornerback Sauce Gardner to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for two first-round picks, according to multiple reports.
Gardner seemed to confirm the reports on Twitter.
Amid questions of what key pieces the 1-7 could part with as the franchise’s reset continued under first-year coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey, Gardner’s name seldom came up. The two-time All-Pro signed a four-year, $120.4 million extension that made him the NFL’s highest-paid cornerback.
Nevertheless, he’s now on the move.
Gardner moves from the bottom of the AFC to the top in joining the 7-2 Colts, who had a glaring need at cornerback with Charvarius Ward on injured reserve. In a year filled with bold moves, general manager Chris Ballard once again made an uncharacteristically bold strike in acquiring Gardner.
The Las Vegas Raiders granted Jakobi Meyers his trade request after all.
The Raiders are sending the wide receiver to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round draft picks, the Jaguars announced.
Meyers, who turns 29 on Sunday, sought a split from Las Vegas ahead of the season, when he asked for a trade in the summer while entering the final year of his contract. The Raiders denied his request, however, and he leads the team with 33 catches on the season.
At 2-6, however, the Raiders’ hopes of contending in the AFC West are dashed, and the team recoups some draft capital. Brock Bowers reaffirmed his standing as the focal point of the Raiders’ passing attack with 12 catches against the Jaguars in his return to action Sunday, but Las Vegas also is bringing along rookie receivers Dont’e Thornton Jr. and Jack Bech.
The Jaguars, meanwhile, receive midseason reinforcements for a passing attack that has been decidedly uneven in Liam Coen’s first season as coach. Rookie two-way threat Travis Hunter landed on injured reserve last week, while Brian Thomas Jr. is dealing with a high-ankle sprain, per multiple reports.
Jerry Jones might not be done dealing at the NFL trade deadline.
After completing a trade with the Cincinnati Bengals for linebacker Logan Wilson on Tuesday, Jones indicated on 105.3 The Fan that other moves were in process.
“Obviously with a (4 p.m. ET) deadline, they’re in the works, and they better be in the works or you’re going to miss this train,” Jones said.
Jones also said he envisioned Wilson, who is under contract through 2027, as a multi-year solution for the Cowboys’ defense.
“He knows how to get in the gaps,” Jones said. “For what we need right now, he can come in immediately right now and help us.”
Tuesday’s swap between the Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys enacted change for the league’s two worst defenses in points allowed.
But did either unit really shift its outlook?
Neither the Cowboys nor the Bengals ended up with a high mark in our trade grades. Read here for the full explanation.
Jerry Jones has his mystery deal in place after all.
Just hours after casting some degree of doubt on the move he said earlier Monday was already complete, the Dallas Cowboys owner agreed to a deal with the Cincinnati Bengals to acquire linebacker Logan Wilson, according to multiple reports.
Wilson, 29, gets his trade request fulfilled after he was benched for rookie Barrett Carter. The sixth-year veteran has played in just 67% of Cincinnati’s defensive snaps this season, his lowest amount since his rookie campaign.
Jones also checks off another box in landing a player who will be under team control for multiple years, with Dallas now having the linebacker signed through 2027.
Leave it to Jerry Jones to figure out a way to seize the spotlight leading up to the NFL trade deadline.
The Dallas Cowboys owner commanded plenty of attention with his initial suggestion Monday that he had agreed to a deal that would not be revealed until Tuesday.
“A lot of action going on right now in terms of trading,” Jones said on “The Stephen A. Smith Show” on SiriusXM Radio. “We certainly have made a trade, and we may make a couple more trades before that deadline. We’ve made one. We possibly could make two more, and I’m going to wait and let you read about that when we send the papers in tomorrow.”
After Dallas suffered a 27-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Monday night to drop the team to 3-5-1 at midseason, Jones seemed to strike a different tone, though he insisted his feelings hadn’t changed.
“We could conceivably see something that we ought to do, in spite of tonight,” Jones told reporters following the game. “And the answer to your question: There is no trade right now. … But there is one I can do. Without question, there is one I can do, and I’m leaning toward doing it.”
Only a few hours left to sort it all out.
Ravens receive: OLB Dre’Mont Jones
Titans receive: 2026 fifth-round pick
Eagles receive: OLB Jaelan Phillips
Dolphins receive: 2026 third-round pick
Eagles receive: CB Jaire Alexander, 2027 seventh-round pick
Ravens receive: 2026 sixth-round pick
Eagles receive: CB Michael Carter II, 2027 seventh-round pick
Jets receive: WR John Metchie III, 2027 sixth-round pick
Steelers receive: S Kyle Dugger, 2026 seventh-round pick
Patriots receive: 2026 sixth-round pick
49ers receive: DE Keion White, 2026 seventh-round pick
Patriots receive: 2026 sixth-round pick
Rams receive: CB Roger McCreary, 2026 sixth-round pick
Titans receive: 2026 fifth-round pick
Jaguars receive: CB Tyson Campbell, 2026 sixth-round pick
Browns receive: CB Greg Newsome II, 2026 seventh-round pick
Chargers receive: OLB Odafe Oweh, 2027 seventh-round pick
Ravens receive: S Alohi Gilman, 2026 fifth-round pick
Bengals receive: QB Joe Flacco, 2026 sixth-round pick
Browns receive: 2026 fifth-round pick
Browns receive: OT Cam Robinson, 2027 seventh-round pick
Texans receive: 2027 sixth-round pick
Jets receive: CB Jarvis Brownlee Jr., 2026 seventh-round pick
Titans receive: 2026 sixth-round pick
The 2025 NFL trade deadline is at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
The cutoff comes just after the midseason point, with team owners having voted last year to push back the deadline by one week. After Tuesday, teams will not be able to make official trades until the start of the new league year in March, though they can unofficially agree to deals with one another after the completion of their season.
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