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Willie Lanier to the Baltimore Colts
April 24, 1978 · Baltimore Colts, Kansas City Chiefs
This trade is the root of the Willie Lanier (1978) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.
The trade
Kansas City Chiefs receives
- a 1978 fifth-round pick (No. 134, became Robert Woods)
Trade context
The Colts acquired Hall of Fame linebacker Willie Lanier from the Chiefs for Baltimore's 1978 fifth-round pick.
Full trade terms
On April 24, 1978, Baltimore Colts sent a 1978 fifth-round pick (No. 134, became Robert Woods) to Kansas City Chiefs for LB Willie Lanier.
What the assets did next
- a 1978 fifth-round pick (No. 134, became Robert Woods) — no other recorded trade.
- LB Willie Lanier — no other recorded trade.
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