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Jess Phillips to the New Orleans Saints

September 7, 1973 · Cincinnati Bengals, New Orleans Saints

This trade is the root of the Jess Phillips (1973) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

Cincinnati Bengals receives

  • a 1974 third-round pick (No. 61, became Dave Lapham)
  • a 1974 fifth-round pick (No. 114, became Haskel Stanback)

New Orleans Saints receives

  • RB Jess Phillips

Trade context

The Bengals sent Jess Phillips to the Saints for two 1974 draft picks.

Full trade terms

On September 7, 1973, Cincinnati Bengals sent RB Jess Phillips to New Orleans Saints for a 1974 third-round pick (No. 61, became Dave Lapham) and a 1974 fifth-round pick (No. 114, became Haskel Stanback).

What the assets did next

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