2018 NFL trade deadline

The receiver market comes alive

Dallas acquired Amari Cooper while Golden Tate, Demaryius Thomas, Dante Fowler Jr. and Damon Harrison joined playoff races.

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Cooper immediately transformed Dallas's passing game, and Fowler contributed to the Rams' run to Super Bowl LIII.

In the order it happened

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.

October 22 · Trade
Dallas acquires Amari Cooper →
The Cowboys sent a first-round pick to Oakland for the receiver who immediately changed their passing game.
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00TradeOctober 22, 2018To DALTo LV20191STround assetAmari Cooper to DallasDAL receives Amari CooperLV receives 2019 1st-round pick · No. 272 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →
October 24 · Trade
Damon Harrison goes to Detroit →
The Lions added one of the league's best interior run defenders from the Giants.
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00TradeOctober 24, 2018To DETTo NYG2019PICKround assetHarrison to DetroitDET receives Damon HarrisonNYG receives 2019 fifth-round pick2 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →
October 30 · Deadline day
Golden Tate joins Philadelphia →
The defending champions sent a third-round pick to Detroit for another run-after-catch weapon.
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00TradeOctober 30, 2018To PHITo DET20193RDround assetTate to PhiladelphiaPHI receives Golden TateDET receives 2019 3rd-round pick2 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →
October 30 · Trade
Dante Fowler Jr. joins the Rams →
Los Angeles paid two draft picks for edge help and Fowler contributed to its run to Super Bowl LIII.
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00TradeOctober 30, 2018To LARTo JAX20193RDround asset2020PICKround assetFowler to Los AngelesLAR receives Dante Fowler Jr.JAX receives 2019 3rd-round pick, 2020 fifth-round pick3 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →
October 30 · Deadline day
Demaryius Thomas joins Houston →
The Texans acquired the decorated Denver receiver after Will Fuller suffered a season-ending injury.
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00TradeOctober 30, 2018To HOU2019PICKround assetTo DEN2019PICKround asset2019PICKround assetThomas to HoustonHOU receives Demaryius Thomas, 2019 seventh-round pickDEN receives 2019 fourth-round pick, 2019 seventh-round pick4 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →