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Eric Dickerson to the Indianapolis Colts

October 31, 1987 · Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams

This trade appears in 2 trade trees — the full chains are traced there:

The trade

Buffalo Bills receives

  • LB Cornelius Bennett

Indianapolis Colts receives

  • RB Eric Dickerson

Los Angeles Rams receives

  • a 1988 first-round pick (No. 14, became Gaston Green)
  • a 1988 first-round pick (No. 20, became Aaron Cox)
  • a 1988 second-round pick (No. 47, became Fred Strickland)
  • a 1989 first-round pick (No. 26, became Cleveland Gary)
  • a 1989 second-round pick (No. 53, became Darryl Henley)
  • a 1989 second-round pick (No. 45, became Frank Stams)
  • RB Greg Bell
  • RB Owen Gill

Trade context

Rams trade Eric Dickerson to the Colts in a three-team blockbuster; Buffalo gets Cornelius Bennett.

Full trade terms

On October 31, 1987, Buffalo Bills sent a 1988 first-round pick (No. 14, became Gaston Green), a 1989 first-round pick (No. 26, became Cleveland Gary), a 1989 second-round pick (No. 53, became Darryl Henley), and RB Greg Bell; Indianapolis Colts sent a 1988 first-round pick (No. 20, became Aaron Cox), a 1988 second-round pick (No. 47, became Fred Strickland), a 1989 second-round pick (No. 45, became Frank Stams), LB Cornelius Bennett, and RB Owen Gill; Los Angeles Rams sent RB Eric Dickerson.

What the assets did next

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