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Joe Reed to the Detroit Lions

October 22, 1974 · Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers

This trade is the root of the Joe Reed (1974) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

Detroit Lions receives

  • QB Joe Reed

San Francisco 49ers receives

  • a 1976 fifth-round pick (No. 140, became Tony Leonard)

Trade context

The 49ers sent Joe Reed to the Lions for a 1976 fifth-round pick.

Full trade terms

On October 22, 1974, Detroit Lions sent a 1976 fifth-round pick (No. 140, became Tony Leonard) to San Francisco 49ers for QB Joe Reed.

What the assets did next

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