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2016 NFL trade deadline

The 2016 NFL trade deadline.

A chronological guide to the transactions and decisions surrounding the 2016 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 25 · Trade

    New England identifies Kyle Van Noy's missing role →

    The Patriots acquired Van Noy and a seventh for a sixth, betting that a different schematic job could unlock the former second-round linebacker.

    The complete trade package is preserved beside this moment →

    00TradeOctober 25, 2016To NENENOY—2017PICKround assetTo DET2017PICKround assetVan Noy to New EnglandNE receives Kyle Van Noy, 2017 seventh-round pickDET receives 2017 sixth-round pick3 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →

  2. October 25 · Trade

    Denver adds tight end A.J. Derby →

    The Broncos paid a fifth-round pick for a developmental pass catcher in one of the quiet market's few completed deals.

    The complete trade package is preserved beside this moment →

    00TradeOctober 25, 2016To DENDENDERBY—To NE2017PICKround assetDerby to DenverDEN receives A.J. DerbyNE receives 2017 fifth-round pick2 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →

  3. October 31 · Trade

    New England surprises the league by moving Jamie Collins →

    The Patriots sent the impending free agent to winless Cleveland for a compensatory third, choosing future value over a final half-season.

    The complete trade package is preserved beside this moment →

    00TradeOctober 31, 2016To CLECLECOLLINS—To NE20173RDround assetCollins to ClevelandCLE receives Jamie CollinsNE receives 2017 compensatory 3rd-round pick2 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →

  4. November 1 · Window closes

    A quiet deadline still alters the eventual champion

    The league produced only a handful of modest deals, yet Van Noy grew into a multi-title starter and the Collins decision became part of New England's Super Bowl LI roster calculus.