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Ernie Holmes to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

July 25, 1978 · Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

The trade

Tampa Bay Buccaneers receives

  • Ernie Holmes

Cleveland Browns sent Ernie Holmes

Trade context

The Browns acquired defensive tackle Ernie Holmes from the Buccaneers for Tampa Bay's 1979 seventh-round pick.

Full trade terms

On July 25, 1978, Cleveland Browns sent Ernie Holmes to Tampa Bay Buccaneers; return not recorded.

What the assets did next

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