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Donnie Green to the Philadelphia Eagles

August 24, 1977 · Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles

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

The trade

Buffalo Bills receives

  • a 1978 sixth-round pick (No. 145, became Eric Smith)

Philadelphia Eagles receives

  • OT Donnie Green

Trade context

The Bills acquired Philadelphia's 1978 sixth-round pick for Donnie Green.

Full trade terms

On August 24, 1977, Buffalo Bills sent OT Donnie Green to Philadelphia Eagles for a 1978 sixth-round pick (No. 145, became Eric Smith).

What the assets did next

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