The NFL trade deadline was Tuesday, Nov. 4, meaning it was the last chance to make upgrades before the second half of the season. Let’s take a special look at what moves specific teams made to improve either this season or get ready for this year’s draft.

Seattle Seahawks:

The Seahawks didn’t make many moves this year, only making one trade, that being for New Orleans Saints Wide Receiver Rashid Shaheed, in exchange for a fourth and fifth-round pick in the 2026 draft. Shaheed is an excellent deep threat and will make an impact as he returns to Klint Kubiak’s system, even though we already have a great WR room. While I was hoping for more, I’m more than happy with what we acquired, and I have trust in John Schnieder (especially after this offseason) to get the job done and make good improvements without breaking the bank. Simply put, to quote sports analyst Brandon Perna (That’s Good Sports on YouTube), “The Seahawks had a need: a need for Shaheed.”

New York Jets:

The Jets had a bit of a fire sale at the deadline, trading away several players, including star Cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner and Defensive Tackle Quinnen Williams. These were some interesting moves by GM Darren Mougey, but I can see the vision here. Even before trading away two important defensive players, the Jets’ season was already over. But after the trade deadline, the Jets are looking at having four first-round picks in this and next year’s draft. This allows them to have a great chance to speed up their rebuild, as this will only be Mougey’s second draft in New York. This gives them the opportunity to run multiple routes in the draft, depending on how it plays out in front of them. They could take a Quarterback with their first pick, and then get replacement value and upgrades for their defense with the others. They could also take the more statistically proven approach of trading back and getting more picks, which gives them more opportunities to hit on those picks. All in all, could it be that the Jets are actually… being smart? That feels wrong, and knowing them, it probably will be.

Dallas Cowboys: 

If there’s one GM you can always expect to make some noise before the trade deadline, it’s Jerry Jones. Cowboys fans know him all too well for his meddling antics, as he has been the owner and General Manager since 1989. Jones is probably the worst General Manager in the league, and it’s hardly close. Some of his managing repertoire includes firing Head Coach Jimmy Johnson after winning two consecutive Super Bowls, dancing around paying Wide Receiver Cedarion DeLeon “CeeDee” Lamb and Quarterback Dak Prescott and making arguably one of the worst trades in NFL history, trading away star Edge Rusher Micah Parsons before the start of this season. Jones made some big moves this year, trying to upgrade the Cowboy’s defense, which ranks 31 out of the 32 teams (Who’d’ve thought trading away your best defensive player makes your defense suck?). His first trade was for Cincinnati Bengals Linebacker Logan Wilson. Wilson is not a great Linebacker, as he was recently removed as a starter in Cin City, which currently has the worst defense in the league. Jones did make up for this mediocre trade by getting Defensive Tackle Quinnen Williams from the Jets. This is actually a pretty good trade, even if Jones overpaid a little, as this provides a real change for the defense. Jones said the main reason he traded Micah Parsons away to help with stopping the run, and Williams does a great job of that. While this is a good trade, I still think it is unnecessary, as Jones could’ve just paid Micah Parsons.

Philadelphia Eagles:

One team always making deals and demanding attention are the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, who have the best General Manager in the league, Howie Roseman. Roseman seems to know exactly which players can be great in the Eagles system and gets them for way less than he should. The Eagles did not make any particularly interesting moves this trade deadline, only getting Baltimore Ravens Corner Jaire Alexander and Miami Dolphins Edge Rusher Jaelan Phillips, who has been a pretty good player on an otherwise awful defense. I don’t expect either of these trades to have a massive impact on either team, as the Eagles already look like a pretty complete team, but I am fully ready to be wrong, as Howie Roseman works his magic to improve the Eagles even more.