The NFL trade deadline is increasingly a harbinger of big-name activity. Exhibit A: the 2025 cutoff, which brought this year's running total of in-season deals to a record high, and saw the New York Jets add a whopping three first-round draft picks via surprise deals.

The Jets' first splash, which came hours before Tuesday's deadline, was the biggest, with star cornerback Sauce Gardner relocating to the Indianapolis Colts in return for a pair of first-rounders, plus wide receiver Adonai Mitchell . The next surprise involved Quinnen Williams , Gardner's former Pro Bowl teammate, going to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a pair of early picks, including a 2027 first-rounder, plus former first-round defensive lineman Mazi Smith .

Gardner and Williams have the star power to mak

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