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Ryan Fitzpatrick to the Cincinnati Bengals

September 1, 2007 · Cincinnati Bengals, St. Louis Rams

This trade is the root of the Ryan Fitzpatrick (2007) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

Cincinnati Bengals receives

  • QB Ryan Fitzpatrick

St. Louis Rams receives

  • a 2008 seventh-round pick (No. 217, became Brett Swain)

Trade context

On September 1, 2007, Cincinnati traded an undisclosed conditional 2008 seventh-round pick to St. Louis for QB Ryan Fitzpatrick. The condition conveyed and it became Cincinnati's 2008 seventh-rounder, No. 217 overall (Bengals.com, April 2008; Bengals PR, September 1, 2007; ESPN, September 2, 2007). On draft day 2008, the Rams sent No. 217 to Green Bay (with No. 137 for No. 128); the Packers drafted WR Brett Swain at No. 217.

Full trade terms

On September 1, 2007, Cincinnati Bengals sent a 2008 seventh-round pick (No. 217, became Brett Swain) to St. Louis Rams for QB Ryan Fitzpatrick.

What the assets did next

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