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Dave Thompson to the New Orleans Saints
January 29, 1974 · Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints
This trade is the root of the Dave Thompson (1974) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.
The trade
Detroit Lions receives
- a 1974 first-round pick (No. 8, became Ed O'Neil)
- a 1975 sixth-round pick
New Orleans Saints receives
- a 1974 first-round pick (No. 13, became Rick Middleton)
- Dave Thompson
Trade context
The Lions and Saints swapped 1974 first-round picks, with Dave Thompson going to New Orleans.
Full trade terms
On January 29, 1974, Detroit Lions sent a 1974 first-round pick (No. 13, became Rick Middleton) and Dave Thompson to New Orleans Saints for a 1974 first-round pick (No. 8, became Ed O'Neil) and a 1975 sixth-round pick.
What the assets did next
- a 1974 first-round pick (No. 13, became Rick Middleton) — no other recorded trade.
- Dave Thompson — no other recorded trade.
- a 1974 first-round pick (No. 8, became Ed O'Neil) — no other recorded trade.
- a 1975 sixth-round pick — no other recorded trade.
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