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1990 first-round pick (No. 17) to the Dallas Cowboys
April 22, 1990 · Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers
This trade is a chapter of the Herschel Walker (1989) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.
The trade
Dallas Cowboys receives
- a 1990 first-round pick (No. 17, became Emmitt Smith)
Pittsburgh Steelers receives
- a 1990 third-round pick (No. 81, became Craig Veasey)
- a 1990 first-round pick (No. 21, became Eric Green)
Trade context
Draft day 1990: Dallas sends Minnesota's 1990 1st (#21 Eric Green, from the Walker trade) and San Francisco's 1990 3rd (#81 Craig Veasey, from the April 19, 1990 trade) to Pittsburgh for Pittsburgh's 1990 1st (#17 Emmitt Smith).
Full trade terms
On April 22, 1990, Dallas Cowboys sent a 1990 third-round pick (No. 81, became Craig Veasey) and a 1990 first-round pick (No. 21, became Eric Green) to Pittsburgh Steelers for a 1990 first-round pick (No. 17, became Emmitt Smith).
What the assets did next
- a 1990 third-round pick (No. 81, became Craig Veasey)
- a 1990 first-round pick (No. 21, became Eric Green)
- a 1990 first-round pick (No. 17, became Emmitt Smith) — no other recorded trade.
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