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Gene Lane to the New York Giants

September 4, 1968 · Cleveland Browns, New York Giants

This trade is the root of the Gene Lane (1968) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

Cleveland Browns receives

  • a 1969 sixth-round pick (No. 145, became Larry Adams)

New York Giants receives

  • Gene Lane

Trade context

On September 4, 1968, the Cleveland Browns traded Gene Lane to the New York Giants for a sixth-round pick in the 1969 draft (#145).

Full trade terms

On September 4, 1968, Cleveland Browns sent Gene Lane to New York Giants for a 1969 sixth-round pick (No. 145, became Larry Adams).

What the assets did next

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