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Billy Newsome (1973-1975) trade tree

On January 28, 1975, New Orleans Saints sent DE Billy Newsome to New York Jets for a 1975 first-round pick (No. 12, became Kurt Schumacher).

Blockbuster score: 1,200 · #874 of 3,307 trades Ranks trades by how much they matter to fans — famous players first, then draft capital. Higher means a bigger deal.

2 trades 9 assets January 28, 1975 first trade

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  • DE Billy Newsome moved from Indianapolis to New Orleans on January 29, 1973, then to New York on January 28, 1975.

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January 29, 1973 · Chapter 1

New Orleans acquires Billy Newsome from Indianapolis

Top-5 pick

Indianapolis receives

  • 1973 1st-round pick No. 2 (originally NO) — became Bert Jones

New Orleans receives

  • 1973 4th-round pick No. 86 (originally BAL) — became Jim Merlo
  • Billy Newsome (DE)
Sources: [1] [2] [3] · Trade page

January 28, 1975 · First trade

New York acquires Billy Newsome from New Orleans

New Orleans receives

  • 1975 1st-round pick No. 12 (originally NYJ) — became Kurt Schumacher

New York receives

Sources: [1] [2] [3] · Trade page