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Michael Kadlick

Five Trades That Should Have Happened at the 2025 NFL Trade Deadline

The 2025 trade deadline has officially come and gone in the NFL, and of all teams, the Jets managed to make the most headlines. New York is in full fire sale mode amid their 1–7 start, and traded off two All-Pros in former first-round picks Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams to the Colts and Cowboys, respectively, prior to Tuesday's final buzzer.

Elsewhere across the league, the juice didn't quite match the squeeze, as most teams opted to play it safe rather than swing for the fences. The NFL's deadline has never been as action-packed as some other professional leagues, but '25 saw enough buzz, rumors, and big moves leading into it to have many believing there could be even more.

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