NFL Trade Deadline 2026: Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m. ET

The 2026 National Football League (NFL) trade deadline passed on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 1 p.m. Pacific Time (PT), which is 4 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), according to the league’s important dates as posted by Seahawks.com. The post, “NFL Announces Important Dates For 2026-2027” (July 7, 2026), says “The trade deadline for the 2026 season is November 10 at 1 p.m.”

The 4 p.m. ET time comes straight from the league calendar quoted on Seahawks.com, which says “All trading ends for 2026 at 4:00 p.m., New York time.” Week 10 started two days after the deadline, on Thu., Nov. 12.

ESPN and CBS Sports both reported that the Minnesota Vikings added quarterback Kirk Cousins from the Las Vegas Raiders for a 2027 third-round pick and that the Kansas City Chiefs added wide receiver Josh Downs from the Indianapolis Colts. The two outlets count the total number of deals differently, so no total is given here.

Below are a time-zone table and a one-page countdown printable that runs from Thanksgiving to the Super Bowl.

What time is the NFL trade deadline in my time zone?

Chargers.com (“What You Need to Know About the Chargers Ahead of 2026 NFL Trade Deadline,” Nov. 4, 2026) gives the time as “1 p.m. (PT)” and says “all trades must be submitted to the league by 1 p.m. (PT) on that day.” Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, so on Nov. 10 the clocks were already on standard time. The conversions below are our calculation, not a league figure.

Time zone	Deadline on Tue., Nov. 10, 2026
Eastern Time (ET)	4 p.m.
Central Time (CT)	3 p.m.
Mountain Time (MT)	2 p.m.
Pacific Time (PT)	1 p.m.
Alaska Standard Time (AKST)	12 p.m.
Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HST)	11 a.m.
United Kingdom (UK), Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)	9 p.m.

Our daylight saving time page has the Nov. 1 clock change.

How does the 2026 deadline compare with 2025?

NFL.com’s trade tracker gives the 2025 cutoff as “Nov. 4’s 4 p.m. ET,” a Tuesday. The 2026 deadline was Tuesday, Nov. 10, so it fell six days later in the calendar. The 4 p.m. ET time is the same in both years by our calculation.

Season	Deadline	Source
2025	Tue., Nov. 4, 4 p.m. ET	NFL.com tracker
2026	Tue., Nov. 10, 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT)	Seahawks.com and Chargers.com

What comes after the deadline?

The Seahawks.com post also lists the season’s key dates. NFL.com’s important dates page lists Kickoff Weekend for Sept. 9-10 and 13-14, 2026. Week 18 is Saturday, Jan. 9 and Sunday, Jan. 10, 2027, Wild Card weekend is Jan. 16 to 18, 2027, and Super Bowl 61 (LXI) is Feb. 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Our Super Bowl LXI date story covers that game.

Fox Sports reports that bye weeks run from Week 5 to Week 14. That is a reported schedule detail, not one we confirmed with the league.

On Thanksgiving, NFL.com’s Bills schedule page lists “Chiefs at Bills, Thursday, November 26th, 8:20 PM, NBC,” with NBC being the National Broadcasting Company. We did not verify the other Thanksgiving games for this page. Our Thanksgiving football schedule has more, and the Thanksgiving date page gives the holiday itself.

Date	Event	Source
Tue., Nov. 10, 2026	Trade deadline, 1 p.m. PT	Seahawks.com, Chargers.com
Thu., Nov. 26, 2026	Chiefs at Bills, 8:20 p.m., NBC	NFL.com
Sat., Jan. 9 to Sun., Jan. 10, 2027	Week 18	Seahawks.com
Jan. 16 to 18, 2027	Wild Card weekend	Seahawks.com
Sun., Feb. 14, 2027	Super Bowl 61 (LXI), SoFi Stadium	Seahawks.com

Is there a printable NFL trade deadline countdown?

Yes. The one-page timeline lists the Thanksgiving game, Week 18, Wild Card weekend and the Super Bowl with dates. Pin it beside the November 2026 printable calendar. For the full slate of games, see our printable NFL schedule.