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Jimmy Dean to the Houston Oilers

August 11, 1977 · Buffalo Bills, Houston Oilers

This trade is the root of the Jimmy Dean (1977) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

Buffalo Bills receives

  • a 1978 seventh-round pick (No. 183, became Steve Powell)

Houston Oilers receives

  • DE Jimmy Dean

Trade context

The Oilers acquired Jimmy Dean from the Bills for a 1978 eighth-round pick.

Full trade terms

On August 11, 1977, Buffalo Bills sent DE Jimmy Dean to Houston Oilers for a 1978 seventh-round pick (No. 183, became Steve Powell).

What the assets did next

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