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Guy Benjamin to the New Orleans Saints

August 28, 1980 · Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints

This trade is the root of the Guy Benjamin (1980) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

Miami Dolphins receives

  • a 1981 fourth-round pick (No. 84, became Sammy Greene)
  • a 1982 seventh-round pick (No. 170, became Dan Johnson)

New Orleans Saints receives

  • QB Guy Benjamin

Trade context

On August 28, 1980, the Saints sent a 1981 fourth-round pick and a 1982 seventh-rounder to Miami for quarterback Guy Benjamin.

Full trade terms

On August 28, 1980, Miami Dolphins sent QB Guy Benjamin to New Orleans Saints for a 1981 fourth-round pick (No. 84, became Sammy Greene) and a 1982 seventh-round pick (No. 170, became Dan Johnson).

What the assets did next

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