NFL Trade Deadline 2018: Demaryius Thomas, Golden Tate Highlight Biggest Moves

Bleacher Report catches you up on the latest news from the NFL trade deadline.

Demaryius Thomas Joining Texans

Sensing an opportunity to pull away in the AFC South after five straight wins, the Houston Texans boosted their receiving corps.

Per ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Texans acquired Thomas and a seventh-round draft pick from the Denver Broncos for a fourth-rounder and seventh-rounder.

Some Broncos players weren't happy upon learning Thomas was traded away:

Houston needed to add another receiver after Will Fuller V tore his ACL during Thursday's 42-23 win over the Miami Dolphins.

The Texans already have DeAndre Hopkins as their No. 1 wideout. Thomas, who was second on the Broncos with 36 receptions and 402 yards, will line up on the opposite side of the field. 

Defending Super Bowl Champs Add Tate

Looking to boost their receiver stable in the second half, the Philadelphia Eagles announced they acquired Golden Tate from the Detroit Lions.

Per Schefter, the Lions will get a third-round draft pick in exchange for Tate.

Tate took to Twitter to say goodbye to the Lions before greeting his new team:

The Eagles are trying to find an offensive spark this season. The defending Super Bowl champions have fallen from third in scoring last season to 21st through eight games in 2018. They find themselves trailing Washington by 1.5 games in the NFC East heading into their bye in Week 9.

Tate's 44 receptions and 517 yards in Detroit this season would lead all Eagles receivers.

Rams Add Another First-Round Pick to Defense

Already sitting at 8-0, the Los Angeles Rams took a flier on former No. 3 overall pick Dante Fowler Jr. to boost their stout pass rush.

According to Schefter, the Rams are sending a 2019 third-round draft pick and 2020 fifth-round draft pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars for Fowler.

Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon summed up what the rest of the NFL is probably thinking:

The addition of Fowler gives the Rams defensive line four former first-round picks, including Aaron Donald (No. 13 overall in 2014), Ndamukong Suh (No. 2 overall in 2010) and Michael Brockers (No. 14 overall in 2012).

Packers Make Multiple Moves

Coming off a heartbreaking 29-27 loss to the Rams in Week 8, the Green Bay Packers had a busy deadline that included two trades.

Per Schefter, the Packers acquired a 2020 seventh-round draft pick from the Baltimore Ravens for Ty Montgomery.

The Ravens officially announced the deal as Montgomery for an undisclosed future draft pick.

The deal comes after NFL.com's Michael Silver reported Packers coaches and players were unhappy with Montgomery's decision to return the final kickoff that he fumbled and was recovered by the Rams to seal Los Angeles' victory.

"They took him out [the previous drive] for a play and he slammed his helmet and threw a fit," one Packers player said, per Silver. "Then [before the kickoff] they told him to take a knee, and he ran it out anyway. You know what that was? That was him saying, 'I'm gonna do me.' It's a f--king joke.

"Aaron [Rodgers] was hot," one Packers coach said. "And he had a right to be. He yelled, 'Take a f--king knee!' He was very, very mad."

Per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Packers also dealt safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix to Washington.

Clinton-Dix had spent his entire five-year career in Green Bay. The 25-year-old led the Packers with three interceptions and was tied for second with three passes defensed through seven games prior to the trade.