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Mike Rae to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

September 17, 1978 · Oakland Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

This trade is the root of the Mike Rae (1978) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

Oakland Raiders receives

  • a 1981 fifth-round pick (No. 118, became James Davis)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers receives

  • QB Mike Rae

Trade context

In 1978, the Buccaneers sent a 1981 fifth-round pick to Oakland as part of the Mike Rae trade.

Full trade terms

On September 17, 1978, Oakland Raiders sent QB Mike Rae to Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a 1981 fifth-round pick (No. 118, became James Davis).

What the assets did next

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