Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets Among Most Active Teams at NFL Trade Deadline

The Jets traded two All-Pros and netted three first-round picks in return, while teams like the Seahawks and Jaguars acquired receiving help.

Sauce Gardner of the New York Jets takes the field prior to the game against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Oct. 5, 2025. Sarah Stier/Getty Images

Some NFL trade deadline days come and go without any significant moves, but that’s not the case with Tuesday’s. The 2025 NFL Trade Deadline was at 4 p.m. EST, and there was a flurry of moves leading up to it, with several All-Pros, Pro Bowlers and first-round picks being dealt.

The likes of Jaelan Phillips, Jaire Alexander, and Kyle Dugger were traded prior to Tuesday, but here the biggest deals which happened on Tuesday and could shape the rest of the 2025 NFL season.

Cornerback Sauce Gardner to the Indianapolis Colts

A two-time, First-Team All-Pro who is just 25 years old, Gardner is the headliner of deadline day, but it cost Indianapolis quite the bounty to land his services. The Colts gave up two future first-round picks, plus wide receiver Adonai Mitchell, who was a second-round selection just last year.