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NFL trade deadline: Biggest winners and losers

By Mike Luciano

TAMPA, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 04: Desmond King #20 of the Los Angeles Chargers (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 04: Desmond King #20 of the Los Angeles Chargers (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) /
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Mike Vrabel, Tennessee Titans
NASHVILLE, TN – OCTOBER 25: Head Coach Mike Vrabel talks on the sidelines with Jayon Brown #55 of the Tennessee Titans (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

Winner: Tennessee Titans

For a team coached by a former linebacker in Mike Vrabel that preaches a smashmouth, physical style of offense, the Titans have looked iffy for most of the season on defense, especially on the back end. Kevin Byard is solid, but Malcolm Butler is failing to take the leap and rookie Kristian Fulton is going through the normal ups and downs of a rookie DB. Not only was Vrabel able to add a new stud slot corner in former Chargers All-Pro Desmond King, but it only cost him a sixth-round pick to do so.

King is best served in the slot, but he has shown enough versatility to slip outside and make plays. King might be a free agent at the end of this year, but he is a quality starting cornerback that fills a position of need for a 6-2 team that needed another playmaker to continue their postseason hunt. Tennessee might be losers of two straight, but the arrow is pointing up again.

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