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Craig Cotton to the Chicago Bears
January 30, 1973 · Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions
This trade appears in 2 trade trees — the full chains are traced there:
The trade
Chicago Bears receives
- a 1973 first-round pick (No. 19, became Darryl Stingley)
- Craig Cotton
Detroit Lions receives
- a 1973 first-round pick (No. 17, became Ernie Price)
- a 1973 third-round pick (No. 58, became John Brady)
Trade context
The Bears swapped first-round picks with the Lions on draft day, sending Kansas City's No. 17 pick and a third-rounder for Craig Cotton and the No. 19 pick.
Full trade terms
On January 30, 1973, Chicago Bears sent a 1973 first-round pick (No. 17, became Ernie Price) and a 1973 third-round pick (No. 58, became John Brady) to Detroit Lions for a 1973 first-round pick (No. 19, became Darryl Stingley) and Craig Cotton.
What the assets did next
- a 1973 first-round pick (No. 17, became Ernie Price) — no other recorded trade.
- a 1973 third-round pick (No. 58, became John Brady) — no other recorded trade.
- a 1973 first-round pick (No. 19, became Darryl Stingley)
- Craig Cotton — no other recorded trade.
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