← Trade archive

J.D. Hill to the Detroit Lions

July 22, 1976 · Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions

This trade is the root of the J.D. Hill (1976) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

Buffalo Bills receives

  • a 1977 first-round pick (No. 12, became Phil Dokes)

Detroit Lions receives

  • WR J.D. Hill

Trade context

The Bills traded wide receiver J.D. Hill to the Lions for a 1977 first-round pick.

Full trade terms

On July 22, 1976, Buffalo Bills sent WR J.D. Hill to Detroit Lions for a 1977 first-round pick (No. 12, became Phil Dokes).

What the assets did next

Sources