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Fred Bruney to the San Francisco 49ers

September 22, 1953 · Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers

This trade is the root of the Fred Bruney (1953) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

Cleveland Browns receives

  • a 1954 eighth-round pick (No. 95, became Bill Barbish)

San Francisco 49ers receives

  • DB Fred Bruney

Trade context

The 49ers traded their 1954 eighth-round pick to the Browns.

Full trade terms

On September 22, 1953, Cleveland Browns sent DB Fred Bruney to San Francisco 49ers for a 1954 eighth-round pick (No. 95, became Bill Barbish).

What the assets did next

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