Winners & losers from 2026 NFL trade deadline

First reported by EssentiallySports at Tue 3:04 PM · 8 outlets in all

1. Sports Illustrated33mRavens Winners and Losers After Trade Deadline: Underachieving Veterans Stay EmpoweredThe Ravens blew a chance to create hope for those who deserve it, and their mess will only get deeper
2. The Athletic(subscription required)10hNFL 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.
3. Yahoo Sports10hWinners & losers from 2026 NFL trade deadlineHighlighting the biggest winners and losers from the 2026 NFL trade deadline.
4. Guardian14hNFL 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. CBS Sports24h2026 NFL trade deadline grades for every team: Four teams earn an A, Rams and Chargers among disappointmentsThe 2026 NFL trade deadline has come and gone, and we've got a full report card for the league
6. Fox News24hNFL 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.
7. ESPN25hWinners, losers of the NFL trade deadline: Chiefs get a WR, Vikings get a QB, Chargers stay quietWhich teams made the best -- and worst -- moves before the NFL trade deadline? We're making sense of all the action.
8. EssentiallySports26hWinners and Losers From the NFL Trade Deadline: Kirk Cousins & Josh Downs Should Thrive in Their New HomesThe NFL trade deadline has come and gone. There were a ton of big trades made in the weeks leading up to the deadline, but we still got some last-minute action with the most notable move being Minnesota sending a third rounder to Las Vegas in exchange for Kirk Cousins. Was this deadline as entertaining as