NFL trade deadline winners and losers, including Dianna Russini and Kirk Cousins

First reported by Fox News at Tue 4:51 PM · 5 outlets in all

1. Sports Illustrated17hChiefs Winners and Losers After the Trade Deadline: Actually a New-Look WR Room?The Kansas City Chiefs added a notable name to their WR rotation by trading for Josh Downs, but who's impacted the most? A few names stand out.
2. Yahoo Sports19h2026 NFL Trade Deadline Winners and Losers: Jaguars Go All In, Chargers and Steelers Fall ShortThe Jacksonville Jaguars entered the 2026 NFL trade deadline as one of the league’s best teams. They left it looking even more like a legitimate Super Bowl contender.
3. The Athletic(subscription required)24hNFL trade deadline winners, losers: Vikings find QB, Jags go all-in, Jonathan Taylor strandedCousins makes Minnesota legitimate contenders, while the Colts traded away all of their best players — except for their star running back.
4. Guardian29hNFL trade deadline winners and losers: Vikings go full dadcore with Kirk Cousins in Super Bowl questTeams with championship aspirations tooled up at the deadline. Most, but not all of them, have improved their chancesAfter what happened Monday night, the Minnesota Vikings had to do this. In a dispiriting loss to the Buffalo Bills, the Vikings saw their tremendous defense go to waste, as Carson Wentz completed eight of 25 passes for 81 yards, no touchdowns, two interceptions and a passer rating of 8.9. It was one of the worst quarterback performances in recent history, and it continued a run of recent QB futility for the Vikings, from JJ McCarthy to Kyler Murray to Wentz. Vikings defensive…
5. Fox News39hNFL trade deadline winners and losers, including Dianna Russini and Kirk CousinsKirk Cousins gives the Minnesota Vikings a major QB upgrade as the Los Angeles Chargers bizarrely held on to veterans with expiring contracts.