Although the NFL isn’t typically considered a trade-happy league, that reputation has been earned due to a lack of major trade-deadline activity, and doesn’t necessarily tell the whole story. In the NFL’s offseasons, big-name players and early-round draft picks change hands with greater frequency, as trades serve as a key tool for teams looking to upgrade their rosters or accelerate a rebuild.
We’ve already seen plenty of trades consummated since the 2016 league year began on March 9th, and with the draft not too far off, several more deals figure to be completed this spring. We’ll track those moves – and the rest of the year’s trades, right up until the fall deadline – in this space. You can find this page, our 2016 NFL trade tracker, on our right-hand sidebar under the “PFR Features” menu at any time.
Here’s a breakdown of 2016’s trades to date, in reverse chronological order:
After Draft:
- Lions acquire CB Johnthan Banks.
- Buccaneers acquire a conditional 2018 seventh-round pick.
- Browns acquire LB Jamie Collins.
- Patriots acquire a conditional 2017 compensatory third-round pick.
- Broncos acquire TE A.J. Derby.
- Patriots acquire a 2017 fifth-round pick.
- Patriots acquire LB Kyle Van Noy and a 2017 seventh-round pick.
- Lions acquire a 2017 sixth-round pick.
- Packers acquire RB Knile Davis.
- Chiefs acquire a conditional 2018 seventh-round pick.
- Patriots acquire CB Eric Rowe.
- Eagles acquire a conditional 2018 fourth-round pick.
- Pick becomes third-rounder if Rowe plays 50% of snaps in either 2016 or 2017.
- 49ers acquire WR Rod Streater and a conditional 2019 seventh-round pick.
- Chiefs acquire a conditional 2019 seventh-round pick.
- Seahawks acquire S Dewey McDonald.
- Raiders acquire a conditional 2017 seventh-round pick.
- Vikings acquire QB Sam Bradford.
- Eagles acquire a 2017 first-round pick and a conditional 2018 fourth-round pick.
- Fourth-round pick becomes third-rounder if Vikings make NFC Championship Game, and becomes second-rounder if Vikings win Super Bowl.
- Cardinals acquire CB Marcus Cooper.
- Chiefs acquire a 2018 seventh-round pick.
- Bills acquire LB Lerentee McCray.
- Packers acquire a conditional 2018 seventh round pick.
- Saints acquire LB/DE Chris McCain.
- Dolphins acquire a conditional 2017 seventh-round pick.
- Panthers acquire P Andy Lee and a 2017 seventh-round pick.
- Browns acquire Kasey Redfern and a 2018 fourth-round pick.
- 49ers acquire WR Jeremy Kerley.
- Lions acquire OL Brandon Thomas.
- Chiefs acquire CB Kenneth Acker.
- 49ers acquire a 2018 seventh-round pick.
- Patriots acquire LB Barkevious Mingo.
- Browns acquire a 2017 fifth-round pick.
- Eagles acquire WR Dorial Green-Beckham.
- Titans acquire OL Dennis Kelly.
- Lions acquire LB Jon Bostic.
- Patriots acquire a conditional 2017 seventh-round pick.
During Draft:
- Browns acquire CB Jamar Taylor and a 2016 seventh-round pick (No. 250; LB Scooby Wright).
- Dolphins acquire a 2016 seventh-round pick (No. 223; QB Brandon Doughty).
- Vikings acquire a 2016 sixth-round pick (No. 188; TE David Morgan).
- Eagles acquire a 2016 sixth-round pick (No. 196; DB Blake Countess) and a 2016 seventh-round pick (No. 240; DE Alex McCalister).
- Dolphins acquire a 2016 sixth-round pick (No. 186; WR Jakeem Grant)
- Vikings acquire a 2016 sixth-round pick (No. 196) and a 2016 seventh-round pick (No. 227; LB Stephen Weatherly).
- Jets acquire a 2016 fifth-round pick (No. 158; T Brandon Shell).
- Washington acquires a 2017 fourth-round pick.
- Titans acquire a 2015 fifth-round pick (No. 157; CB LeShaun Sims) and a 2016 seventh-round pick (No. 253; DB Kalan Reed).
- Broncos acquire a 2016 sixth-round pick (No. 176; FB Andy Janovich) and a 2017 sixth-round pick.
- Seahawks acquire a 2016 fifth-round pick (No. 147; T Caleb Benenoch).
- Patriots acquire a 2016 seventh-round pick (No. 225; WR Devin Lucien) and a 2017 fourth-round pick.
- Patriots acquire a 2016 fifth-round pick (No. 147).
- Dolphins acquire two sixth-round picks (Nos. 196 and 204; DB Jordan Lucas) and a 2016 seventh-round pick (No. 250).
- Saints acquire a 2016 fourth-round pick (No. 120).
- Washington acquires a 2016 fifth-round pick (No. 152) and a 2017 fifth-round pick.
- Bears acquire a 2016 fourth-round pick (No. 113; LB Nick Kwiatkoski).
- Rams acquire a 2016 fourth-round pick (No. 117; WR Pharoh Cooper) and a 2016 sixth-round pick (No. 206; WR Mike Thomas).
- Raiders acquire a 2016 fourth-round pick (No. 100; QB Connor Cook).
- Browns acquire a 2016 fourth-round pick (No. 114; WR Ricardo Louis) and a 2016 fifth-round pick (No. 154; WR Jordan Payton).
- Dolphins acquire a 2016 third-round pick (No. 86; WR Leonte Carroo).
- Vikings acquire a 2016 sixth-round pick (No. 186), a 2017 third-round pick, and a 2017 fourth-round pick.
- 2017 fourth-rounder acquired by Vikings will be a compensatory pick if Dolphins receive one.
- Panthers acquire a 2016 third-round pick (No. 77; DB Daryl Worley) and a 2016 fifth-round pick (No. 141; CB Zack Sanchez).
- Browns acquire a 2016 third-round pick (No. 93; QB Cody Kessler), a 2016 fourth-round pick (No. 129; S Derrick Kindred), and a 2016 fifth-round pick (No. 168; OL Spencer Drango).
- Saints acquire a 2016 second-round pick (No. 61; S Vonn Bell).
- Patriots acquire a 2016 third-round pick (No. 78; OL Joe Thuney) and a 2016 fourth-round pick (No. 112; WR Malcolm Mitchell).
- Buccaneers acquire a 2016 second-round pick (No. 59; K Roberto Aguayo).
- Chiefs acquire a 2016 third-round pick (No. 74; DB KeiVarae Russell) and a 2016 fourth-round pick (No. 106; CB Eric Murray).
- Texans acquire a 2016 second-round pick (No. 50; C Nick Martin).
- Falcons acquire a 2016 second-round pick (No. 52; LB Deion Jones) and a 2016 sixth-round pick (No. 195; OL Wes Schweitzer).
- Seahawks acquire a 2016 second-round pick (No. 49; DT Jarran Reed).
- Bears acquire a 2016 second-round pick (No. 56; G Cody Whitehair) and a 2016 fourth-round pick (No. 124; DB Deon Bush).
- Packers acquire a 2016 second-round pick (No. 48; T Jason Spriggs).
- Colts acquire a 2016 second-round pick (No. 57; S T.J. Green), a 2016 fourth-round pick (No. 125; LB Antonio Morrison), and a 2016 seventh-round pick (No. 248; C Austin Blythe).
- Bills acquire a 2016 second-round pick (No. 41; LB Reggie Ragland).
- Bears acquire a 2016 second-round pick (No. 49), a 2016 fourth-round pick (No. 117), and a 2017 fourth-round pick.
- Dolphins acquire a 2016 second-round pick (No. 38; CB Xavien Howard).
- Ravens acquire a 2016 second-round pick (No. 42; DE/OLB Kamalei Correa) and a 2016 fourth-round pick (No. 107; WR Chris Moore).
- Jaguars acquire a 2016 second-round pick (No. 36; LB Myles Jack).
- Ravens acquire a 2016 second-round pick (No. 38) and a 2016 fifth-round pick (No. 146; DE Matt Judon).
- 49ers acquire a 2016 first-round pick (No. 28; G Joshua Garnett) and a 2016 seventh-round pick (No. 249; DB Prince Charles Iworah).
- Chiefs acquire a 2016 second-round pick (No. 37; DT Chris Jones), a 2016 fourth-round pick (No. 105; G Parker Ehinger), and a 2016 sixth-round pick (No. 178; CB D.J. White).
- Broncos acquire a 2016 first-round pick (No. 26; QB Paxton Lynch).
- Seahawks acquire a 2016 first-round pick (No. 31; T Germain Ifedi) and a 2016 third-round pick (No. 94; TE Nick Vannett).
- Texans acquire a 2016 first-round pick (No. 21: WR Will Fuller).
- Washington acquires a 2016 first-round pick (No. 22; WR Josh Doctson) and a 2017 sixth-round pick.
- Bears acquire a 2016 first-round pick (No. 9; OLB Leonard Floyd).
- Buccaneers acquire a 2016 first-round pick (No. 11; CB Vernon Hargreaves) and a 2016 fourth-round pick (No. 106).
- Titans acquire a 2016 first-round pick (No. 8; T Jack Conklin) and a 2016 sixth-round pick (No. 176).
- Browns acquire a 2016 first-round pick (No. 15; WR Corey Coleman), a 2016 third-round pick (No. 76; T Shon Coleman), and a 2017 third-round pick.
Pre-Draft:
- Eagles acquire a 2016 first-round pick (No. 2; QB Carson Wentz) and a 2017 fourth-round pick.
- Browns acquire a 2016 first-round pick (No. 8), a 2016 third-round pick (No. 77), a 2016 fourth-round pick (No. 100), a 2017 first-round pick, and a 2018 second-round pick.
- Rams acquire a 2016 first-round pick (No. 1; QB Jared Goff), a 2016 fourth-round pick (No. 113), and a 2016 sixth-round pick (No. 177; TE Temarrick Hemingway).
- Titans acquire a 2016 first-round pick (No. 15), two 2016 second-round picks (Nos. 43 and 45; DL Austin Johnson and RB Derrick Henry), a 2016 third-round pick (No. 76), a 2017 first-round pick, and a 2017 third-round pick.
- Rams will also acquire a 2017 seventh-round pick if they send their own 2017 third-rounder to the Titans, rather than a third-round comp pick.
- Jets acquire T Ryan Clady and a 2016 seventh-round pick (No. 235; P Lachlan Edwards).
- Broncos acquire a 2016 fifth-round pick (No. 157).
- Patriots acquire TE Martellus Bennett and a 2016 sixth-round pick (No. 204).
- Bears acquire a 2016 fourth-round pick (No. 127; DB Deiondre’ Hall).
- Cardinals acquire OLB Chandler Jones.
- Patriots acquire C/G Jonathan Cooper and a 2016 second-round pick (No. 61).
- Broncos acquire QB Mark Sanchez.
- Eagles acquire a conditional 2017 seventh-round pick.
- Titans acquire RB DeMarco Murray and a 2016 fourth-round pick (No. 113).
- Eagles acquire a 2016 fourth-round pick (No. 100).
- Dolphins acquire CB Byron Maxwell, LB Kiko Alonso, and a 2016 first-round pick (No. 13; T Laremy Tunsil).
- Eagles acquire a 2016 first-round pick (No. 8).