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Tony Dorsett (1977) trade tree

On May 3, 1977, Dallas Cowboys sent a 1977 first-round pick (No. 14, became Steve August), a 1977 second-round pick (No. 31, became Nolan Cromwell), a 1977 second-round pick (No. 54, became Glenn Carano), and a 1977 second-round pick (No. 41, became Terry Beeson) to Seattle Seahawks for a 1977 first-round pick (No. 2, became Tony Dorsett).

Top-5 pickMultiple 1st-roundersBlockbuster score: 5,150 · #593 of 3,307 trades Ranks trades by how much they matter to fans — famous players first, then draft capital. Higher means a bigger deal.

4 trades 15 assets May 3, 1977 first trade

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How the assets moved 2 multi-stop asset chains — assets that moved on through more than one trade in this tree
  • A 1977 second-round pick (No. 31, became Nolan Cromwell) moved from Buffalo to Dallas on July 22, 1975, then to Seattle on May 3, 1977, then to Los Angeles on May 3, 1977.
  • A 1977 second-round pick (No. 54, became Glenn Carano) moved from Dallas to Seattle on May 3, 1977, then to Dallas on May 3, 1977.

Trades in this tree

July 22, 1975 · Chapter 1

Buffalo acquires Pat Toomay from Dallas

Buffalo receives

Dallas receives

  • 1977 2nd-round pick No. 31 (originally BUF) — became Nolan Cromwell
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] · Trade page

May 3, 1977 · First trade

Dallas moves the No. 14 pick to Seattle

Top-5 pickMultiple 1st-rounders

Dallas receives

  • 1977 1st-round pick No. 2 (originally SEA) — became Tony Dorsett

Seattle receives

  • 1977 1st-round pick No. 14 (originally SD) — became Steve August
  • 1977 2nd-round pick No. 31 (originally BUF) — became Nolan Cromwell
  • 1977 2nd-round pick No. 54 (originally DAL) — became Glenn Carano
  • 1977 2nd-round pick No. 41 (originally SD) — became Terry Beeson
Sources: [1] [2] · Trade page

May 3, 1977 · Chapter 3

Seattle acquires Duke Ferguson from Dallas

Dallas receives

  • 1977 2nd-round pick No. 54 (originally DAL) — became Glenn Carano

Seattle receives

Sources: [1] [2] · Trade page

May 3, 1977 · Chapter 4

Seattle acquires Geoff Reece from Los Angeles

Los Angeles receives

  • 1977 2nd-round pick No. 31 (originally BUF) — became Nolan Cromwell

Seattle receives

  • 1977 2nd-round pick No. 51 (originally LAR) — became Pete Cronan
  • Geoff Reece (C)
Sources: [1] [2] · Trade page