NFL trade deadline live blog: 4 p.m. has come and gone. Here are all the day’s moves
4:08 p.m.: Adam Gase said this Monday: “I like this group. ... We have the right guys.”
He meant it. The NFL trade deadline came and went and the Dolphins still largely had the same group as they did when dawn broke.
That group includes wide receiver DeVante Parker, who, as promised, was not traded by the Dolphins. He is just one of 21 members of the 2015 draft’s first-round class still with him original team.
The Dolphins still have one roster spot after cutting safety Maurice Smith and defensive tackle Jamiyus Pittman on Monday. Veteran defensive lineman Ziggy Hood filled one of those vacancies, signing with the Dolphins Tuesday morning.
3:48 p.m.: The Packers with another trade near the deadline. This time: Safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, who will be heading to the Washington Redskins. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported that the Redskins are giving the Packers a fourth-round pick as compensation.
Clinton-Dix, the No. 21 overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft and a 2016 Pro Bowler, is in the middle of his fifth year in the league. In 71 career games (65 starts), all with the Packers, he has recorded 378 tackles, 25 defended passes, 14 interceptions and three forced fumbles.
“Much love y’all,” Clinton-Dix tweeted.
The Orlando native is the third former first-round draft pick to be traded today.
3:35 p.m.: The Jacksonville Jaguars are trading former first-round pick — and Florida Gator — defensive lineman Dante Fowler Jr. to the Los Angeles Rams. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Jaguars are receiving a 2019 third-round pick and 2020 fifth-round pick as compensation.
Fowler, the third overall pick in 2015, is midway through his fourth season in the league. He has played 39 games — with just one start — after missing his rookie season to a torn ACL. Fowler has recorded 61 tackles and 14 sacks, eight of which game in 2017. He has just eight tackles and a pair of sacks in seven games this season.
Fowler was also suspended for one game this season after violating the league’s personal conduct policy.
Fowler now joins a defensive line in Los Angeles that already includes two terrorizing Pro Bowlers in Aaron Donald and Ndamukong Suh.
3:25 p.m.: The Miami Dolphins defense will have one less player to worry about when they travel to Green Bay in a couple weeks.
The Packers are trading running back/wide receiver Ty Montgomery to the Baltimore Ravens, according to both the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Schefter reported the Pakcers are receiving a seventh-round pick in the 2020 draft as compensation.
Things had gotten tumultuous over the past two days between Montgomery and the Packers after Montgomery reportedly defied orders to take a knee on a kickoff return late against the Los Angeles Rams. Montgomery ultimately fumbled on the return and sealed the Rams’ 29-27 win. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was not happy about Montgomery’s decision.
Montgomery, in the midst of his fourth NFL season, has 849 career rushing yards and seven touchdowns on 177 carries and 827 receiving yards and three touchdowns on 97 catches. He had 41 touches on offense this season with Green Bay (26 carries, 15 catches) for 275 yards from scrimmage and one touchdown.
3 p.m.: Has Brandon Marshall reached the end of his NFL road? The Seahawks cut the 34-year-old ex-Dolphin Tuesday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported, after logging just two offensive snaps in Seattle’s Week 8 win over the Lions.
Schefter reported that a source told him Marshall “absolutely” wants to keep playing. The question: Does a team want him? Marshall worked with Dolphins coach Adam Gase for one season in Denver, catching 101 passes for 1,120 yards and 10 touchdowns.
But that was a long time ago. Marshall has a mere 11 catches in 2018. And then there’s the matter of baggage. He was shipped out of town after two tumultuous years in Miami.
1:50 p.m.: Another top wide receiver has been traded. Golden Tate tweeted that the Detroit Lions are sending him to the Philadelphia Eagles. NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reported shortly afterward the Lions will receive a third round pick as compensation.
1:30 p.m.: The first big trade of the day is here.
The Denver Broncos are trading Pro Bowl wide receiver Demaryius Thomas to the Houston Texans in exchange for a fourth-round pick, according to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The teams will also swap seventh-round picks.
Thomas, a former first-round pick in the 2010 draft out of Georgia Tech who earned five consecutive Pro Bowl nomination from 2012-2016, had spent his entire career in Denver up to this point.
In 125 career games, Thomas has caught 665 passes for 9,055 yards and 60 touchdowns. He set career highs with 111 catches for 1,619 yards in 2014 and won a Super Bowl one year later.
Thomas, 30, caught 36 passes for 402 yards and three touchdowns in eight games with Denver this year.
We have about two and a half hours left until the 4 p.m. trade deadline.
12:45 p.m.: Mere hours after news came out that Ziggy Hood was visiting and working out for the Miami Dolphins, Hood’s agent announced on Twitter that he has signed to a deal.
The veteran defensive lineman can play both end and tackle, providing versatility and depth Miami needs. The Dolphins have had just four defensive ends active on gameday each of the last four weeks and have dealt with a revolving door of injuries at the position all season. Miami lost William Hayes for the year due to a torn ACL during the win against the Oakland Raiders on Sept. 23. Andre Branch and Cameron Wake have also missed time but have since returned to action. Charles Harris has been inactive the last three weeks.
The Dolphins came into the day with two open roster spots after waiving safety Maurice Smith and defensive tackle Jamiyus Pittman on Monday.
10:06 a.m.: While not necessarily a trade move, the first sign of Dolphins life on this Tuesday morning has surfaced. The Miami Herald has confirmed that defensive lineman Ziggy Hood, a former first-round pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2009 who was released by the Washington Redskins on Oct. 16, is visiting Miami. The Dolphins are in need of defensive line depth, which is something Hood could provide even though he’s in the latter stages of his career. The 31-year-old is in his 10th season in the league. In 133 career games with the Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears and Redskins, he has recorded 225 tackles, 14 sacks and five fumble recoveries.
9:00 a.m.: Another important day in the NFL season is here.
The trade deadline has arrived, with a 4 p.m. deadline looming for all 32 NFL teams. While many moves have already been made over the last couple weeks — cue Amari Cooper to the Dallas Cowboys, Carlos Hyde to the Jacksonville Jaguars and Eli Apple to the New Orleans Saints to name a few — moves league-wide should be on the way over the next few hours.
Will the Miami Dolphins be involved in the action? Time will tell, but coach Adam Gase made it clear on Monday that he does not envision the Dolphins will be sellers on Tuesday.
We will provide live updates on this page with news throughout the league as it happens.
So for the next few hours, take a break from the Dolphins’ struggles over the last five games and the questions about when Ryan Tannehill will start throwing a football again and check back often for updates as trades unfold around the league.
This story was originally published October 30, 2018 at 9:00 AM.