There were a total of eight trades made in the NFL on Tuesday ahead of the 4 p.m. ET deadline. A pair of them could have a major effect on the Miami Dolphins, yet the franchise wasn't involved in either of them. In fact, after moving pass rusher Jaelan Phillips to the Philadelphia Eagles early Monday morning, the Dolphins puzzlingly stayed pat the rest of the way.
Their counterparts, the New York Jets, however, did not.
Jets' stockpiling of picks could prove drastic for Dolphins in rebuild
The Jets sent shockwaves through the NFL on Tuesday morning with the announcement that they were trading All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner to the Indianapolis Colts for two first-round picks and wide receiver Adonai Mitchell.