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1956 15th-round pick (No. 179) to the Chicago Cardinals

January 1, 1956 · Chicago Cardinals, Washington Redskins

This trade is the root of the Tom Spiers (1956) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

Chicago Cardinals receives

  • a 1956 fifteenth-round pick (No. 179, became Tom Spiers)

Washington Redskins sent a 1956 fifteenth-round pick (No. 179, became Tom Spiers)

Trade context

Washington's 1956 fifteenth-round pick went to the Cardinals, who used it on Tom Spiers; the return was not documented.

Full trade terms

On January 1, 1956, Washington Redskins sent a 1956 fifteenth-round pick (No. 179, became Tom Spiers) to Chicago Cardinals; return not recorded.

What the assets did next

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