Where 2026 NFL trade deadline falls in league history

Bill Streicher-Imagn ImagesWhere 2026 NFL trade deadline falls in league history appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here.With the 2026 NFL trade deadline officially in the history books, fans around the world are looking at the moves made around the league as a whole and wondering how it compares to some of the most active deadlines in NFL history.With a ton of premium draft picks and Pro Bowl-caliber players shipped from one team to another, 2026 certainly brought the drama fans were after, even if, according to the NFL Network, it wasn’t quite an all-time record for moves made.“The 2026 NFL trade deadline has come and gone, here’s what you should know: 18 in-season trades, T-4th most in the last 35 years. There were six trades Tuesday, T-4th most on a single day in the last 35 years. There were 110 trades this season, the most in a season since at least 1990,” NFL Network shared.Watch sports LIVE with fuboTV (free trial)The 2026 NFL trade deadline has come and gone, here's what you should know:18 in-season trades, T-4th most in the last 35 years 👀There were 6 trades Tuesday, T-4th most on a single day in the last 35 years 😱There were 110 trades this season, the most in a season since at… pic.twitter.com/mqAdB0Bema— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) November 10, 2026Wow, no NFL season has featured more trades than 2026 since the last time the Dallas Cowboys won a Super Bowl, that’s really puts things into perspective.Now granted, this year’s deadline was slightly unusual because it featured plenty of big trades before Tuesday’s deadline. Jeffery Simmons was traded to the Chicago Bears on October 29, Cam Jurgens was moved on October 7, and the biggest move of the deadline, Jordan Davis to the Jacksonville Jaguars, came on Monday, not Tuesday, as James Gladstone looked to redo his story a day early. Still, plenty of players found new homes like Kirk Cousins, Josh Downs, and Daiyan Henley, while others, like Jonathan Taylor, didn’t, creating even more storylines to follow over the next few months.Related: Josh Downs trade grades for Chiefs, Colts as Patrick Mahomes gets new weaponRelated: Kirk Cousins trade grades for Vikings, Raiders after season-saving reunion deal