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  "tree": {
    "id": "2007-09-01-buf-stl-ryan-fitzpatrick",
    "name": "Ryan Fitzpatrick (2007) trade tree",
    "root_trade_id": "spotrac-20070901-buf-stl",
    "featured": false,
    "blurb": "On September 1, 2007, Cincinnati Bengals sent a 2008 seventh-round pick (No. 217, became Brett Swain) to STL for QB Ryan Fitzpatrick."
  },
  "trades": [
    {
      "id": "spotrac-20070901-buf-stl",
      "date": "2007-09-01",
      "season": 2007,
      "teams": [
        "CIN",
        "STL"
      ],
      "legs": [
        {
          "team": "CIN",
          "sent": [
            "pick-2008-r7-CIN-217"
          ],
          "received": [
            "player-ryan-fitzpatrick"
          ]
        },
        {
          "team": "STL",
          "sent": [
            "player-ryan-fitzpatrick"
          ],
          "received": [
            "pick-2008-r7-CIN-217"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "public_note": "On September 1, 2007, Cincinnati traded an undisclosed conditional 2008 seventh-round pick to St. Louis for QB Ryan Fitzpatrick. The condition conveyed and it became Cincinnati's 2008 seventh-rounder, No. 217 overall (Bengals.com, April 2008; Bengals PR, September 1, 2007; ESPN, September 2, 2007). On draft day 2008, the Rams sent No. 217 to Green Bay (with No. 137 for No. 128); the Packers drafted WR Brett Swain at No. 217.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/transactions/trade/"
      ],
      "summary": "On September 1, 2007, Cincinnati Bengals sent a 2008 seventh-round pick (No. 217, became Brett Swain) to STL for QB Ryan Fitzpatrick.",
      "truncated": false
    },
    {
      "id": "spotrac-20080427-stl-gb",
      "date": "2008-04-27",
      "season": 2008,
      "teams": [
        "GB",
        "STL"
      ],
      "legs": [
        {
          "team": "GB",
          "sent": [],
          "received": [
            "pick-2008-r7-CIN-217"
          ]
        },
        {
          "team": "STL",
          "sent": [
            "pick-2008-r7-CIN-217"
          ],
          "received": []
        }
      ],
      "public_note": "On draft day 2008 (April 27), Green Bay sent its fourth-round pick (No. 128) to St. Louis for the Rams' fifth-rounder (No. 137) and seventh-rounder (No. 217). The No. 217 pick had originally belonged to Cincinnati and reached the Rams in the 2007 Ryan Fitzpatrick trade; the Packers used it on WR Brett Swain (San Diego State).",
      "sources": [
        "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_NFL_draft"
      ],
      "summary": "On April 27, 2008, Green Bay Packers sent nothing to STL for a 2008 seventh-round pick (No. 217, became Brett Swain).",
      "truncated": false
    }
  ],
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      "id": "pick-2008-r7-CIN-217",
      "kind": "pick",
      "player_name": null,
      "position": null,
      "pick_year": 2008,
      "pick_round": 7,
      "original_club": "CIN",
      "pick_number": 217,
      "status": "resolved",
      "resolved_player": "Brett Swain",
      "condition": null,
      "notes": "CIN 2008 R7 (#217) -> STL 2007-09-01 for QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (undisclosed conditional 2008 choice; conveyed per Bengals.com Apr 2008). Origin corrected 2026-09-30: Bengals PR 9/1/2007 and ESPN 9/2/2007 confirm CIN sent the pick; BUF retained its 2008 7ths (#219 Demetress Bell, #224 Stevie Johnson, #251 Kennard Cox). Onward chain closed 2026-09-30 (Peter review): 2008 draft day STL sent #217 (with #137) to GB for #128; GB drafted WR Brett Swain (San Diego State) at #217 (Wikipedia 2008 NFL draft, R7 note 4 / R4 note 18).",
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      "status": "resolved",
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      "notes": "",
      "unverified": false
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