Clovis Swinney (1971) trade tree

On August 16, 1971, Los Angeles Rams sent a 1972 draft pick and RB Donnie Williams to New Orleans Saints for DE Clovis Swinney and WR Gene Howard.

2 trades 5 assets August 16, 1971 first trade Follow: Threads · X · Instagram · TikTok · YouTube

Trade Custody Map

Pan and zoom the graph to explore how draft picks and players moved across trades. Click any node to highlight its chain.

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Connected trees 1 connected trees — picks that became players, players whose picks traveled

Donnie Williams was drafted with the No. 35 pick in 1970 — that pick’s journey: Bruce Gossett (1970) trade tree.

How the assets moved 1 multi-stop asset chain — assets that moved on through more than one trade in this tree

WR Gene Howard moved from New Orleans to Los Angeles on August 16, 1971, then to Detroit on September 4, 1973.

August 16, 1971 · First trade

September 4, 1973 · Chapter 2