NFL trade deadline: when it ends (Nov 4 at 4 p.m. ET), how trades work, key rules, and what teams are doing as the window closes.

The 2025 NFL trade deadline is Tuesday, 4 November at 21:00 GMT (16:00 ET). Once the deadline passes, teams are unable to trade players to other teams this season. Trades can consist of direct player transactions, player-for-player transactions or players for extra picks in future NFL drafts.

Yes, Nov. 4 is Election Day, but it’s also NFL trade deadline day, the last chance for contenders to add help and for sellers to stockpile picks.

US and Chinese officials have reached a framework agreement, averting a potentially ruinous 157% tariff on Chinese goods while paving the way for a potential trade deal to be discussed between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this week.

Given the Mets’ defensive ambitions, it’s hard to see New York prioritizing Munetaka Murakami, the 25-year-old corner infielder and star from Japan. Though things may change depending on how markets develop, Kazuma Okamoto, another star from Japan set to make the jump to MLB, doesn’t seem like an immediate, primary target, either.

The Dolphins traded edge rusher Jaelan Phillips to the Eagles, starting what some think is the beginning of a makeover for the Miami roster.

Beneath the technical arguments lies the question of whether the U.S. will reaffirm its commitment to the rule of law in trade – or abandon it.

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Many of the president’s tariffs rest on the legal claim that the gap between what America imports and exports is a national emergency, an idea that remains contentious.