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The 2019 NFL trade deadline has come and gone.
As has often been the case, the final few days ended up bringing more speculation than actual activity. Still, some big winners and losers emerged from the movement that did take place.
While many of this year's most notable trades came well ahead of the deadline—Jalen Ramsey, Laremy Tunsil and Marcus Peters, to name a few—we'll be focusing specifically on the deals that occurred during or after Week 8.
Who came out as winners and who lost out at the deadline this year? Let's take a look.
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The Atlanta Falcons haven't done a lot right in 2019, but they deserve credit for recognizing a valuable trade when it was presented.
The Falcons managed to get a second-round pick for 30-year-old receiver Mohamed Sanu. While Sanu is under contract through 2020 and the pick will likely be a low second-rounder, that is still great value for a player who has seen a diminished role in the offense.
Drafting Calvin Ridley in the first round last year, coupled with the rise of tight end Austin Hooper, had left Sanu as the fourth option in the Atlanta receiving corps. There's a real chance he would have been dumped in the offseason anyway.
The trade is obviously a big win for Sanu, who is now catching passes from Tom Brady as a member of the undefeated New England Patriots.
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While Sanu has to feel good about getting to join New England, cornerback Aqib Talib probably feels pretty lousy about where the trade deadline left him.
The Los Angeles Rams dealt Talib to the Miami Dolphins in what was apparently a cap-saving move.
According to The MMQB's Albert Breer, the Rams also sent a 2020 fifth-round pick to the Dolphins and will receive a future seventh-rounder in return. As Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk noted, "The move saved $4.235 million in cash and cap space for the Rams, and the Rams can now devote that to signing other players, like cornerback Jalen Ramsey."
Talib is in the final year of a six-year, $57 million contract, and he was placed on injured reserve earlier this month with a rib injury. He may never even suit up for Miami.
Had the Rams kept Talib and made a playoff run, they might have activated him off injured reserve. Thanks to this trade, however, his shot at playing in the 2019 postseason is gone. On a positive note, Talib might save a little cash by going to a state with no personal income tax.
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The swap that sent wideout Emmanuel Sanders from the Denver Broncos to the San Francisco 49ers was the rare trade that benefited everyone involved.
For starters, the Denver Broncos got third- and fourth-round picks for a receiver who isn't under contract after the 2019 season. That's better than what the Detroit Lions got for Golden Tate last season, and it's great value for a rebuilding franchise.
The 49ers get an explosive receiver who can help stretch the field and capitalize on the attention the running game tends to garner. Yes, the price tag wasn't cheap, but they remain undefeated and are apparently willing to go all-in on a playoff run this year.
San Francisco should have a good shot at re-signing Sanders in the offseason, too.
Sanders himself is a big winner here. He goes from a rebuilding team that just lost starting quarterback Joe Flacco, who suffered a herniated disk in his neck, to a team that has real Super Bowl aspirations. This deal may help the 32-year-old earn his second Super Bowl ring.
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Broncos cornerback Chris Harris Jr. didn't get the chance to land with a playoff contender. According to Mike Klis of 9News Denver, the Detroit Lions were the only team to make a significant offer for Harris, though it wasn't much better than what Denver figures to get as a compensatory pick in 2021.
Harris will now play out his one-year deal in Denver and look for work again in the offseason.
Robby Anderson will do the same thing with the 1-6 New York Jets. Though they were looking to move his one-year deal, they didn't receive an overwhelming offer.
The best offer New York got was a fourth-round pick, according to ESPN's Chris Mortensen (h/t independent NFL reporter Dov Kleiman). That is fair value for an eight-game rental, but the Jets clearly thought there was more value in keeping a target for Sam Darnold around.
Presumably, that offer came from a contending team, so Anderson might also have missed out on a chance to play in the postseason.
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Believe it or not, the Washington Redskins' refusal to deal disgruntled left tackle Trent Williams has actually worked out—in a sense. They were willing to move him right at the deadline, though they were looking for a premier player like Cleveland Browns cornerback Denzel Ward, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
Washington didn't land such a player at the deadline, but it did get what it wanted all along. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the left tackle ended his holdout just after the deadline passed.
The problem is that Williams still may not actually play this season, per JP Finlay of NBC Sports Washington.
Williams is one of the best tackles in the game when he's on the field and healthy, and he would certainly help rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins.
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While the Redskins got what they wanted, Williams did not. His hope was to avoid playing in Washington again, as he doesn't trust the Redskins medical staff and doesn't want to play this season.
By reporting now, Williams can ensure his 2019 season counts against his service clock, which brings him one year closer to free agency. He's signed through 2020. In that sense, he comes out a winner.
He may still find his way out of Washington, as well. Williams could be granted a chance of scenery in the offseason, during which there should still be some demand for a quality left tackle.
However, it seems likely that his preference was to get out of Washington now—and possibly to play for a contender in 2019. Williams bet that not reporting early in the season would secure his ticket out of town, but the seven-time Pro Bowler lost that gamble.
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The Cincinnati Bengals refused to trade wideout A.J. Green, tight end Tyler Eifert or any of their other valuable offensive veterans before the deadline. That's bad for a winless franchise that could use draft capital for the looming rebuild.
However, it's good news for rookie quarterback Ryan Finley.
The fourth-round pick out of NC State was named Cincinnati's new starter on Tuesday, and he'll likely get the remainder of the year to audition for the permanent role.
"It takes more than one game to figure out what you've got there," head coach Zac Taylor said, per ESPN's Ben Baby. "We're going to give him a chance to prove that."
While Green remains sidelined following offseason ankle surgery, he could still return this season. That would give Finley a premier target for his audition period. Keeping contributors such as Eifert and running back Giovani Bernard will also be beneficial, as the 24-year-old quarterback will need all the help he can get in the coming weeks.
After Cincinnati's Week 9 bye, Finley will make his debut at home against the Baltimore Ravens.
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Despite showing interest in offensive tackles such as Williams and Nate Solder of the New York Giants, the Cleveland Browns failed to land offensive line help ahead of the deadline. They didn't even swing a trade for someone like Philadelphia Eagles backup tackle Halapoulivaati Vaitai.
Considering the offensive line has been one of the Browns' most inconsistent units this season, that alone is a loss.
However, Cleveland also lost its trade of second-year edge-rusher Genard Avery, netting only a 2021 fourth-round pick for the promising but underutilized defender, per ESPN's Chris Mortensen. Avery had 4.5 sacks as a rookie, and while he was behind Olivier Vernon and Chad Thomas on the depth chart, he could have been a valuable building block for the future.
"You can spin this as the Browns trading a player they picked in the fifth round for a future fourth, but future picks don't win games," Dan Labbe of Cleveland.com wrote. "Players over picks is how it works, and the Browns failing to find a role for a player with Avery's skillset is disappointing."
The 2-5 Browns have been one of the NFL's biggest disappointments this season, and they failed to fix any of their problems before the trade deadline.
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