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Council Rudolph to the Miami Dolphins
July 5, 1978 · Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
This trade is the root of the Council Rudolph (1978) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.
The trade
Tampa Bay Buccaneers receives
- a 1979 eighth-round pick (No. 217, became Gene Sanders)
Trade context
The Buccaneers acquired defensive end Council Rudolph from the Dolphins for Miami's 1978 fifth-round pick.
Full trade terms
On July 5, 1978, Miami Dolphins sent a 1979 eighth-round pick (No. 217, became Gene Sanders) to Tampa Bay Buccaneers for DE Council Rudolph.
What the assets did next
- a 1979 eighth-round pick (No. 217, became Gene Sanders) — no other recorded trade.
- DE Council Rudolph — no other recorded trade.
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