Earlier this week, the NFL had its annual trade deadline, a typically underwhelming event in which a few teams here and there make a couple of mediocre trades to acquire players that will marginally improve their chances of making a playoff push. It’s not common for teams to break the bank for difference-making players, with the deadline usually reserved for role players and older veterans being traded for 6th or 7th round picks to help bolster a roster of a playoff-bound team that is worried about staying healthy and competitive down the stretch. This year, however, we saw some huge blockbuster trades that reshaped the NFL landscape, the playoff race, and future NFL drafts.
