NFL trade deadline winners and losers: While Chiefs and Lions bolster Super Bowl hopes, Cowboys sacrifice only their future

NFL teams cast their final roster votes Tuesday as the league’s trade deadline arrived halfway through the 2024 regular season.

Eight players were swapped Tuesday before the 4 p.m. ET deadline, bringing the final count to 18 moves during the league’s trading period. Receivers accounted for the most frequently traded position (six) and highest-profile trades (looking at you, Davante Adams), while edge rusher ranked second, attracting four late movers.

No team surrendered its first- or second-round draft picks at the deadline this year, and the three trades involving third-round picks had caveats that complicated their value.

So who won and who lost? Will these trades shift odds for Super Bowl favorites and hot-seat coaches?

Let’s break it down:

Winners

The Chiefs’ chance of 3-peating

You may have heard that no NFL team has won the Super Bowl three consecutive seasons. You also may have heard that the Kansas City Chiefs, winners of the past two, improved to 8-0 on Monday night. Head coach Andy Reid and defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo continue to get the most out of a talented roster. And neither sat still during the trading period.

The Chiefs traded the Tennessee Titans a 2025 conditional fifth-round draft pick for wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and the New England Patriots a 2026 sixth-rounder for edge rusher Joshua Uche. Hopkins already starred in a Monday overtime win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, catching 8 of 9 targets for 86 yards and two touchdowns. Don’t count out how his threat boosts tight end Travis Kelce, who hit 100 receiving yards in a regular-season game for the first time in more than a year. How many more aging weapons can the Chiefs revive?

Aaron Rodgers

Rodgers got his way twice in the trading period. The New York Jets sent a 2025 conditional third-round pick to the Las Vegas Raiders to acquire Davante Adams. And the Jets shipped receiver Mike Williams to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a 2025 fifth-round pick. From a pure talent standpoint,…

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Publish date : 2024-11-06 04:27:11

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