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2014 NFL trade deadline

The 2014 NFL trade deadline.

A chronological guide to the transactions and decisions surrounding the 2014 NFL trade deadline.

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The transaction timeline

The draft, major signings, trades and roster decisions are ordered chronologically. Complete draft boards, trade packages and free-agent jersey changes are embedded at the moment they happened.

  1. October 17 · Trade

    Seattle abruptly sends Percy Harvin to the Jets →

    The defending champions moved Harvin for a conditional pick, ending a costly and turbulent tenure less than a year after his Super Bowl kickoff return.

    The complete trade package is preserved beside this moment →

    00TradeOctober 17, 2014To NYJNYJHARVIN—To SEA2015PICKround assetHarvin to the JetsNYJ receives Percy HarvinSEA receives 2015 conditional draft pick2 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →

  2. October 21 · Trade

    New England buys low on Akeem Ayers →

    A late-round pick swap brought the underused Titans linebacker to Foxborough, where he immediately supplied pressure for a defense missing Jerod Mayo.

    The complete trade package is preserved beside this moment →

    00TradeOctober 21, 2014To NENEAYERS—2015PICKround assetTo TEN2015PICKround assetAyers to New EnglandNE receives Akeem Ayers, 2015 seventh-round pickTEN receives 2015 sixth-round pick3 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →

  3. October 28 · Trade

    Jonathan Casillas adds another championship role →

    The Patriots made a second low-cost linebacker move, acquiring Casillas and a sixth from Tampa Bay for a fifth.

    The complete trade package is preserved beside this moment →

    00TradeOctober 28, 2014To NENECASILLAS—2015PICKround assetTo TB2015PICKround assetCasillas to New EnglandNE receives Jonathan Casillas, 2015 sixth-round pickTB receives 2015 fifth-round pick3 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →

  4. Aftermath · Championship consequence

    The small New England additions matter in February

    Ayers and Casillas both contributed during the run to Super Bowl XLIX, showing how a quiet deadline could still finish a championship roster at the margins.