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Floyd Rice to the New Orleans Saints
August 28, 1978 · New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders
This trade is the root of the Floyd Rice (1978) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.
The trade
New Orleans Saints receives
Oakland Raiders receives
- a 1979 tenth-round pick (No. 259, became Ricky Smith)
Trade context
The Raiders acquired linebacker Floyd Rice from the Saints for New Orleans' 1979 tenth-round pick.
Full trade terms
On August 28, 1978, New Orleans Saints sent a 1979 tenth-round pick (No. 259, became Ricky Smith) to Oakland Raiders for LB Floyd Rice.
What the assets did next
- a 1979 tenth-round pick (No. 259, became Ricky Smith) — no other recorded trade.
- LB Floyd Rice — no other recorded trade.
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