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Steve Knutson to the San Francisco 49ers

May 4, 1978 · Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers

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

The trade

Green Bay Packers receives

  • a 1979 eighth-round pick (No. 193, became Ron Cassidy)

San Francisco 49ers receives

  • G Steve Knutson

Trade context

The 49ers acquired guard Steve Knutson from the Packers for San Francisco's 1979 eighth-round pick.

Full trade terms

On May 4, 1978, Green Bay Packers sent G Steve Knutson to San Francisco 49ers for a 1979 eighth-round pick (No. 193, became Ron Cassidy).

What the assets did next

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