Billy Newsome to the New Orleans Saints

January 29, 1973 · Baltimore Colts, New Orleans Saints

This trade appears in 2 trade trees — the full chains are traced there:

The trade

Baltimore Colts receives

a 1973 first-round pick (No. 2, became Bert Jones)

New Orleans Saints receives

a 1973 fourth-round pick (No. 86, became Jim Merlo)
DE Billy Newsome

Trade context

The Saints dealt the No. 2 overall pick to the Colts for defensive end Billy Newsome and a fourth-rounder; Baltimore took quarterback Bert Jones at No. 2.

Full trade terms

On January 29, 1973, Baltimore Colts sent a 1973 fourth-round pick (No. 86, became Jim Merlo) and DE Billy Newsome to New Orleans Saints for a 1973 first-round pick (No. 2, became Bert Jones).

What the assets did next

a 1973 fourth-round pick (No. 86, became Jim Merlo) — no other recorded trade.
DE Billy Newsome
- Billy Newsome to the New York Jets · January 28, 1975
a 1973 first-round pick (No. 2, became Bert Jones) — no other recorded trade.