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2023 NFL trade deadline

Pass rushers headline a seller's market

Chicago added Montez Sweat, San Francisco acquired Chase Young and Seattle landed Leonard Williams as contenders reinforced their fronts.

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Sweat signed long term and helped alter Chicago's defensive trajectory, while Young contributed to San Francisco's Super Bowl run.

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.

  1. October 23 · Trade

    Philadelphia acquires Kevin Byard →

    The Eagles added the former All-Pro safety from Tennessee for a player and late-round picks.

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    00TradeOctober 23, 2023To PHIPHIBYARD—To TENTENEDMUNDS—2024PICKround asset2024PICKround assetByard to PhiladelphiaPHI receives Kevin ByardTEN receives Terrell Edmunds, 2024 fifth-round pick, 2024 sixth-round pick4 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →

  2. October 30 · Trade

    Leonard Williams joins Seattle →

    The Seahawks sent second- and fifth-round picks to the Giants for the veteran defensive lineman.

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    00TradeOctober 30, 2023To SEASEAWILLIAMS—To NYG20242NDround asset2025PICKround assetWilliams to SeattleSEA receives Leonard WilliamsNYG receives 2024 2nd-round pick, 2025 fifth-round pick3 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →

  3. October 31 · Trade

    Chicago lands Montez Sweat →

    The Bears paid a second-round pick and quickly made Sweat a long-term defensive cornerstone.

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    00TradeOctober 31, 2023To CHICHISWEAT—To WAS20242NDround assetSweat to ChicagoCHI receives Montez SweatWAS receives 2024 2nd-round pick2 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →

  4. October 31 · Deadline day

    San Francisco adds Chase Young →

    The 49ers acquired Young from Washington for a compensatory third-round pick before their Super Bowl run.

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    00TradeOctober 31, 2023To SFSFYOUNG—To WAS20243RDround assetYoung to San FranciscoSF receives Chase YoungWAS receives 2024 compensatory 3rd-round pick2 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →