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Cliff Austin to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

July 1, 1987 · Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

This trade is the root of the Cliff Austin (1987) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

Atlanta Falcons receives

  • a 1988 sixth-round pick (No. 140, became Houston Hoover)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers receives

  • RB Cliff Austin

Trade context

Falcons trade running back Cliff Austin to the Buccaneers for a 1988 sixth-round pick (#140).

Full trade terms

On July 1, 1987, Atlanta Falcons sent RB Cliff Austin to Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a 1988 sixth-round pick (No. 140, became Houston Hoover).

What the assets did next

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