The NFL trade deadline lands on Nov. 10 at 4 p.m. ET, and for the first time in weeks the board is genuinely two-sided. The sellers are obvious: the Los Angeles Chargers are 0-6 after a 22-6 home-field beating by Kansas City, the worst start for the franchise since the 2000 San Diego team dropped 11 straight, after a 22-6 beating on the road against Kansas City, and the Miami Dolphins hit their bye at 0-5. The buyers are just as clear: the Chiefs stayed the AFC's lone unbeaten team at 5-0, the Bills moved to 5-1 with a 33-30 escape against the Raiders, and the 49ers opened 5-0 despite a medical ward of a roster.
Between those poles sits a market that has already priced its headline assets. Two moves landed earlier this season — Joey Porter Jr. to Dallas and Marvin Harrison Jr. to Houston for a 2027 second-round pick — and those deals now function as the market's price list. What follows is the full board: the names drawing calls, the teams holding the levers, and the decisions that will shape standings and jersey sales from November through January.
Three Weeks Out: How the Board Sets Up
Deadlines reward teams that decide early, and Week 6 did the deciding for several of them. Every result below is confirmed through the Oct. 18 slate: Green Bay handled Dallas 23-13 after leading 17-0 at halftime, Carolina thumped Philadelphia 25-14, Chicago outlasted Atlanta 31-23 in Caleb Williams' return, and Arizona stunned the Rams 18-16 on a 43-yard field goal as time expired. The losers of those games — Dallas, Philadelphia and the Los Angeles Rams all sit at 2-4 — now have to choose between patching a season and trading it.
| Team | Record | Deadline stance | Name to watch | Likely price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Chargers | 0-6 | Seller | Khalil Mack, edge | Day 3 pick |
| Miami Dolphins | 0-5 | Seller | Zach Sieler, DL | Day 3 pick |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2-4 | Tear-down debate | Landon Dickerson, guard | Conditional 2027 second |
| Dallas Cowboys | 2-4 | Desperate buyer | Josh Sweat, edge | Multiple picks |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 4-2 | Buyer, holds its stars | Brian Thomas Jr., WR | 2027 second-plus |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 5-0 | Buyer | Wide receiver help | Mid-round picks |
One structural note before the names: trade chatter in October is not the same as trades. Reports below are labeled by what they are — a confirmed deal, a reported interest, or a proposal from a national outlet. When an outcome is genuinely uncertain, we say so rather than guess.
Khalil Mack Is the Biggest Name on the Board
No player has dominated deadline reporting like Khalil Mack. The Chargers' edge rusher is 35, in his 13th season, and playing on a one-year, $18 million deal that is fully guaranteed — and unlike quarterback Justin Herbert's contract, reporting from The Athletic confirmed his deal carries no no-trade clause. If Los Angeles decides to sell, nothing stops it.
The production case is still real. Mack has three sacks, 14 total pressures and a 75.8 overall defensive grade through five games on a defense that has otherwise struggled to get off the field, and his career ledger — 116 sacks, 153 tackles for loss, nine Pro Bowl selections — makes him the most decorated rental on the market. At least two rival executives have valued him around a fifth-round pick, and insiders have openly flagged him as a name to watch.
The 5-0 Chiefs keep winning while their division rival sells — and Kansas City has been linked to receiver help ahead of Nov. 10.
The suitors list is long and logical. Baltimore employs Jesse Minter, Mack's defensive coordinator last season in Los Angeles. Chicago would be a four-season reunion — Mack posted 36 sacks across his Bears years — and the 49ers, tied for 12th in sacks per game, could slot him opposite Nick Bosa on a defense built to win now. Dallas, tied for the second-fewest sacks in the league, has already traded for one cornerback this season and keeps getting linked to every edge rusher available. The Rams and Bills complete the field.
Mack, for his part, has waved off all of it. His message after the Chiefs loss: “I'm still ring chasing here, bro.” That is admirable and, at 0-6, increasingly at odds with the calendar. Los Angeles now heads into its Week 7 bye with nothing but time to take the calls, and the front office's leverage — a cheaper half-season of a future Hall of Fame pass rusher — is exactly the kind of asset contenders pay for in November.
Miami Says It Wants to Win. The Roster Says Otherwise.
Miami's bye-week messaging was a study in defiance. Defensive lineman Zach Sieler, a 31-year-old anchor of the front and a natural trade candidate on a 0-5 team, said he hasn't given a move much thought: “I want to win here as a Dolphin.” Head coach Jeff Hafley went further, telling reporters that at 0-5, “everybody could look at me like I'm crazy,” but that he believes in the young core.
The football math is less romantic. Sieler signed an extension that runs through 2029 with a $12.66 million base salary next year and no guaranteed money on the back end — a contract a defensive-line-needy contender could absorb comfortably, likely for a Day 3 pick. Beyond him, the tradeable inventory thins fast: right tackle Austin Jackson is an experienced starter who has struggled this season, edge rusher Josh Uche and corner JuJu Brents play positions contenders always want, and a handful of 2027 free agents could move for late picks. Most of Miami's playmakers are young and under team control, which is exactly why the Dolphins are sellers by situation rather than by choice.
The Receiver Market: One Price Tag Moves Everything
When Houston sent a 2027 second-round pick to Arizona for Marvin Harrison Jr., it reset the price for every receiver whose team is even listening. The name that keeps surfacing is Jacksonville's Brian Thomas Jr., the 2024 first-rounder whose usage has collapsed in his third season: nine catches on 18 targets for 105 yards and a touchdown through five games, with no catches on three targets in the Jags' win over Philadelphia. Parker Washington's breakout — 22 catches, 352 yards and four scores — has made him Trevor Lawrence's clear top read, and reports say contract extension talks in the range of three years and $75 million were discussed before the season.
National reporting has Thomas' name “continuing to come up” in league conversations, but the same reports predict Jacksonville won't rush — the Jags are 4-2 and firmly in the AFC South race, and Harrison's price tag only raises what they would demand. Minnesota's Jauan Jennings sits at the other end of the spectrum: two catches for nine yards on 201 offensive snaps in a 5-0 start, a veteran whose tape doesn't match his usage. Speculation has linked him to a San Francisco return given the 49ers' receiver injuries, though reporting indicates the Vikings believe in him and he wants to stay.
Then there is the Dallas question. George Pickens, playing on the franchise tag, has seen his effort and focus questioned again as the Cowboys slide to 2-4 — and the payroll math of extending both Pickens and the newly acquired Porter Jr. is uncomfortable. Analysts have floated Los Angeles and Kansas City as logical landing spots if Dallas decides to convert its best remaining trade chip into picks. And if Indianapolis truly resets — its general manager has been fired and its coach's future is uncertain — Jonathan Taylor, freshly extended but squarely in a teardown window, becomes the market's boldest possible domino.
Philadelphia's Collapse Turns a Buyer Into a Wild Card
No team's deadline posture has swung harder in seven days than Philadelphia's. Quarterback Jalen Hurts was placed on injured reserve Saturday after tests revealed blood clots had traveled from his left calf to his lungs — a diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli. The team says he is clinically stable, expects a full recovery with no long-term effects, and will resume football activities once off blood thinners. The earliest realistic return is Nov. 22 against Pittsburgh, and his absence could stretch to the rest of the season.
Eagles fans have watched a 2-4 slide, an injured-reserve quarterback and a thinning roster turn a deadline of hope into a deadline of hard choices.
The context around Hurts has been eroding for a month. Right tackle Lane Johnson retired on Oct. 6 after 13-plus seasons. Pro Bowl center Cam Jurgens was traded to Houston a day later. Saquon Barkley has missed multiple games with a hamstring injury while his top two backups sit on injured reserve. Guard Landon Dickerson, a three-time Pro Bowler, is on injured reserve himself — though he returned to limited practice this week, and national outlets project a conditional 2027 second-round pick as the price if Philadelphia chooses to move his contract, which runs through 2028. Tanner McKee started in Hurts' place and completed 26 of 45 for 215 yards and a touchdown in the 25-14 loss to Carolina, the Eagles' fourth straight defeat, their longest skid since 2020. An offense ranking 29th in points does not usually buy at deadlines.
Which direction do the Eagles go? A seller's deadline in Philadelphia would have been unthinkable in August. Today, Dickerson's market, Barkley's health and the team's 2-4 record make them the board's real wild card — the one franchise whose next three weeks could reshape both the NFC race and the jersey market around two of the league's most popular players.
What the Deadline Means for Jersey Buyers
Trades are the fastest force in fan apparel. A player changing teams instantly creates two markets: a scarcity play on his old jersey, and a fresh-demand play on the new one. When Harrison moved to Houston, Texans fans gained a new favorite shirt overnight while Cardinals collectors suddenly held a dated piece. The same logic applies to every name on this board.
Young fans feel deadline week too — a new favorite player in new colors is the classic holiday-season gift story.
A few practical rules from past deadlines. First, buy the situation, not just the name: a star locked to a contender for multiple years — think Herbert in Los Angeles or Washington in Jacksonville — is the safest long-term wear. Second, treat tag-year players with caution; Pickens is the cautionary case, since a tag-year trade or departure resets his team jersey market completely. Third, remember that trade rumors alone can move availability — popular sizes in a player's current-team jersey tend to thin out as reports heat up, weeks before anything is confirmed.
If Mack, Thomas Jr. or Dickerson moves by Nov. 10, the winning fan bases will want the new name on their backs within days. Checking your size before the deadline — not after — is the difference between wearing the move and waiting on a restock.
Week 7 Notes Before the Board Closes
Week 7 opens Thursday night with two of the league's warmer stories — New England and Chicago — meeting with three weeks left on the trade clock.
The next data drop comes fast. Week 7 opens Thursday night with New England visiting Chicago: the Patriots have won three straight behind Drake Maye but just placed receiver Romeo Doubs on injured reserve with a shoulder injury after his 14-catch, 261-yard, three-touchdown start, while the Bears are 4-2 with Caleb Williams back from a hamstring injury and cornerback Kyler Gordon coming off a three-sack, two-forced-fumble day. Every result between now and Nov. 10 nudges the board — a Chargers win changes Mack's math, a fifth straight Eagles loss pushes Dickerson closer to the block, and a Jaguars slip makes Thomas Jr. harder to keep off the market.
Deadline Questions, Answered
When is the 2026 NFL trade deadline?
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, at 4 p.m. ET. Teams had already completed two significant trades well before it — Joey Porter Jr. to the Cowboys and Marvin Harrison Jr. to the Texans — which is why the remaining names carry established price tags rather than opening bids.
Will the Chargers actually trade Khalil Mack?
Both sides are downplaying it — Mack says he is “still ring chasing” in Los Angeles — but the structural factors favor a move if the losses continue: a 0-6 record, an expiring $18 million contract, no no-trade clause, and multiple contenders from Baltimore to Chicago to San Francisco needing edge help. Executives value him around a Day 3 pick. Nothing is confirmed, and a competitive showing against Kansas City could buy the front office time over the bye.
Are the Eagles buyers or sellers this year?
Unknown, and that is the point. A month ago Philadelphia looked like a buyer; now it is 2-4 with Hurts on injured reserve, Lane Johnson retired, Cam Jurgens traded and the offense ranked 29th in scoring. Guard Landon Dickerson is the name most often floated in trade proposals, at a projected conditional 2027 second-round price. The next three results will decide the direction.
Why should jersey shoppers care about trade rumors?
Because names move faster than inventory. A confirmed trade creates immediate demand for the player's new-team jersey and turns his old-team jersey into a dated collector's piece, while heavy rumor weeks already thin popular sizes as fans hedge. Deciding before Nov. 10 — and buying the situation rather than the rumor — is how you end up wearing the right name in December.
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