2024 NFL Trade Deadline Tracker: Latest news and updates on all deals being completed as the deadline approaches

by Junna Base November 5, 2024

The NFL trade deadline is here as one of the busiest days on the NFL calendar in recent years is just around the corner. The NFL has been quite busy as teams look to improve their rosters for a playoff run or acquire draft picks to prepare for 2025 and beyond.

Teams have until 4:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday to complete a trade.

Which players will be on the move? Which teams can we expect to be the most active as both buyers and sellers? With our trade deadline coverage below, you’ll be fully informed about all previous trades and everything you need to know.

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Baltimore is getting a former two-time Pro Bowl cornerback who they certainly hope will help bolster what is currently the league’s 32nd ranked pass defense. While his career was marred by injuries, White was one of the best defensive backs in the league prior to those injuries. A first-round pick in 2017, he collected six passes and broke up 26 more in his first two years in Buffalo. He became All-Pro in 2019 after recording a league-best six interceptions and helping Buffalo secure a spot in the Wild Card playoffs.

Pittsburgh’s already talented defense has added another piece to the puzzle. In Smith, the Steelers get a versatile, accomplished pass rusher with 68.5 career sacks. Smith will provide the necessary depth behind TJ Watt and Alex Highsmith and alongside Nate Herbig.

Steelers acquire: Mike Williams
Purchase jets: 2025 fifth-round pick

The Steelers finally get some wide receiver help before the deadline, acquiring Williams from the Jets in exchange for a fifth-round pick. Williams’ veteran presence will only help George Pickens and the Pittsburgh offense as they push for a high playoff spot. (Commercial qualities)

Acquire Commanders: Marshon Lattimore, 2025 fifth-round pick
Purchase jets: 2025 third round pick, 2025 fourth round pick, 2025 sixth round pick

The Commanders acquired the four-time Pro Bowl cornerback shortly before the trade deadline. Lattimore, who turned 28 in May, has three years remaining on his current contract, including 2024. He has recorded 30 combined tackles and two passes defended in seven games this season. Injury issues are a legitimate concern as Lattimore hasn’t played a full season since 2018. After a 2-7 start that led to the firing of head coach Dennis Allen on Monday, the Saints were expected to consider selling parts. (Commercial qualities)

Cincinnati is reinforcing its roster with Zack Moss (neck) out indefinitely. The Bears move past Herbert, who fell out of the backfield rotation behind D’Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson. (Commercial qualities)

Acquire Lions: Smith and 2026 are seventh-round picks
Acquire Browns: 2025 fifth-round pick and 2026 sixth-round pick

The Lions are pushing for the Super Bowl and needed EDGE help after losing Aidan Hutchinson to injury. (Commercial qualities)

The first-place Cardinals provide additional pass-rush support while the Broncos trade a frequently injured player for a pick. (Commercial qualities)

Acquire Vikings: Robinson, 2026 conditional seventh-round pick
Buy jaguars: 2026 conditional fifth-round pick (could go fourth)

The Vikings fill a major need at left tackle after star Christian Darrisaw missed this season with a knee injury. Robinson is a free agent at the end of the season and the Jaguars are going in a different direction with Walker Little. (Commercial qualities)

Acquire ravens: Johnson, 2025 sixth-round pick
Acquire Panthers: 2025 fifth-round pick

The Ravens add another weapon for Lamar Jackson, who already has Derrick Henry, Mark Andrews, Isaiah Likely and Zay Flowers. The Panthers remain in rebuilding mode and are shedding their leading receiver, who is leaving in free agency at the end of the season.

According to CBS Sports Research, Kansas City is the first team to start 7-0 after winning two straight Super Bowls since the 1990 San Francisco 49ers. This 49ers team reached the NFC Championship, but lost to the New York Giants just two wins away from a three-peat. No team has scored a triple in the Super Bowl era since 1966, but that’s exactly what the Chiefs are trying to do with this move for New England’s former 2020 second-round pick.

The Chiefs have a fairly consistent pass rush as their quarterback pressure rate of 38.9% is the sixth best in the NFL, but they have struggled to cap those rushes with sacks. Kansas City’s 15.0 team sacks are the seventh fewest in the NFL this season and their sack rate of 6.1% is the 11th worst in the league. Aside from edge rusher George Karlaftis (3.0 sacks) and All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones (3.0 sacks), they have struggled to produce consistent pass-rush production. Uche’s two sacks are now tied for fourth-most in Kansas City, while his 13 quarterback pressures alone are the fourth-most in the Chiefs’ pass rush.

The transaction makes all the sense in the world for a 2-6 Patriots team looking to add draft capital to rebuild third-overall pick quarterback Drake Maye around 2024. To view the full grades for this offering, Click here.

Acquire chieftains: Hopkins
Acquire Titans: 2025 conditional fifth-round pick 2025 (can become a fourth-round pick)

Although Kansas City had an undefeated record of 6-0 at the time, it was in desperate need of a wide receiver after losing both Hollywood Brown and Rashee Rice this year. Hopkins comes in and gives Patrick Mahomes a high-cell weapon as they look for the NFL’s first three-point goal.

Meanwhile, the deal makes sense from Tennessee’s perspective, as they were 1-5 on the season at the time of the trade and Hopkins was in the final year of his contract. With the 32-year-old not on the schedule for the team’s current rebuild, it was a logical step to get something for him before he hit free agency. To view the full grades for this offering, Click here.

Purchase jets: Adams
Acquire Raiders: Conditional 2025 third-round pick (can become a second-round pick depending on performance)

Adams must be named All-Pro or be on the active roster for the AFC Championship Game or Super Bowl in order for the Raiders’ pick to be increased from a third to a second pick.

In three games this year with the Raiders, Adams has caught 18 passes for 209 yards and just one touchdown. He missed the last three games with a hamstring injury, but made his Jets debut in Week 7 and finished the game with three catches for 30 yards. The grades for the Adams deal can be found here.

Purchase invoices: Cooper, 2025 sixth-round pick
Acquire Browns: 2025 third-round pick, 2026 seventh-round pick

Cooper, 30, just reworked his contract with the Browns ahead of the 2024 season, but is moving from one of the NFL’s worst teams to a potential AFC title contender in Buffalo. Cooper recorded a career-high 1,250 receiving yards for the Browns in 2023, his second consecutive 1,000-yard season.

Cooper had 24 catches for 250 yards and two touchdowns with the Browns. In his debut with the Bills in Week 7, he had four catches for 66 yards and a touchdown. The grades for the Cooper deal can be found here.

In six games this season with two official starts, Robertson-Harris has recorded seven combined tackles, two sacks and four QB hits. He was in his third season with the Jaguars and actually signed a three-year, $30 million extension last year after posting a career-high 3.5 domestic sacks in 2023.

Harris had five tackles in his Seahawks debut as a reserve defensive tackle.

Robertson-Harris went undrafted out of UTEP in 2016 and signed with the Bears. In five seasons with Chicago (2017-20), he recorded 75 combined tackles, 7.5 sacks and 30 QB hits. The trade notes for Robertson-Harris can be found here.