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NFL trade deadline: Rumors, news and transactions ahead of Tuesday's deadline

The NFL trade deadline is Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET, leaving teams around the league with little time remaining to close deals to enhance their rosters down the stretch or to accumulate draft picks for later use.

There hasn't been much action in the final hours before the cutoff, with just two deals—between the Bucs and the Lions and between the Patriots and the Browns—officially going through.

As the deadline approaches, read below for the latest news, rumors and updates on transactions.

The NFL trades that should happen before the deadline

Trades

• After telling cornerback Johnthan Banks he was going to be released, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers instead traded him on Tuesday to the Detroit Lions for a seventh-round pick in the 2018 draft, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports.