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Joe Washington (1978-1985) trade tree

On August 23, 1978, Baltimore Colts sent RB Lydell Mitchell to San Diego Chargers for a 1979 fifth-round pick (No. 131, became Walt Brown) and RB Joe Washington.

Blockbuster score: 34 · #2,316 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 21 assets August 23, 1978 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
  • RB Joe Washington moved from San Diego to Indianapolis on August 23, 1978, then to Washington on April 28, 1981, then to Atlanta on April 30, 1985.
  • A 1979 fifth-round pick (No. 131, became Walt Brown) moved from San Diego to Indianapolis on August 23, 1978, then to Detroit on April 30, 1979.

Trades in this tree

August 23, 1978 · First trade

San Diego acquires Lydell Mitchell from Indianapolis

Indianapolis receives

  • 1979 5th-round pick No. 131 (originally SD) — became Walt Brown
  • Joe Washington (RB)

San Diego receives

April 30, 1979 · Chapter 2

Indianapolis acquires Greg Landry from Detroit

Indianapolis receives

Detroit receives

  • 1979 4th-round pick No. 88 (originally BAL) — became Ulysses Norris
  • 1979 5th-round pick No. 131 (originally SD) — became Walt Brown
  • 1980 3rd-round pick No. 62 (originally BAL) — became Mike Friede
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] · Trade page

April 28, 1981 · Chapter 3

Washington acquires Joe Washington from Indianapolis

Indianapolis receives

  • 1981 2nd-round pick No. 52 (originally LAR) — became Jarvis Redwine

Washington receives

Sources: [1] [2] · Trade page

April 30, 1985 · Chapter 4

Atlanta acquires Joe Washington from Washington

Atlanta receives

  • 1985 2nd-round pick No. 51 (originally WAS) — became Scott Bergold
  • 1986 1st-round pick No. 17 (originally WAS) — became Tim Green
  • Joe Washington (RB)

Washington receives

  • 1985 2nd-round pick No. 33 (originally ATL) — became Tory Nixon
  • 1986 2nd-round pick No. 30 (originally ATL) — became Markus Koch
  • 1986 6th-round pick No. 141 (originally ATL) — became Kent Hagood
Sources: [1] [2] · Trade page