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Mike Hughes to the Washington Redskins

August 21, 1978 · New York Jets, Washington Redskins

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

The trade

New York Jets receives

  • a 1979 tenth-round pick (No. 260, became Gerald Jackson)

Washington Redskins receives

  • CB Mike Hughes

Trade context

Washington acquired defensive back Mike Hughes from the Jets for Washington's 1979 tenth-round pick.

Full trade terms

On August 21, 1978, New York Jets sent CB Mike Hughes to Washington Redskins for a 1979 tenth-round pick (No. 260, became Gerald Jackson).

What the assets did next

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