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Bernie Kosar (1985) trade tree

On April 9, 1985, Buffalo Bills sent QB Bernie Kosar to Cleveland Browns for a 1985 first-round pick (No. 7, became Ken Ruettgers), a 1985 third-round pick (No. 63, became Hal Garner), a 1986 first-round pick (No. 16, became Ronnie Harmon), and a 1986 sixth-round pick (No. 154, became Floyd Dixon).

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3 trades 17 assets April 9, 1985 first trade

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  • A 1985 first-round pick (No. 7, became Ken Ruettgers) moved from Cleveland to Buffalo on April 9, 1985, then to Green Bay on April 30, 1985.
  • A 1986 sixth-round pick (No. 154, became Floyd Dixon) moved from Cleveland to Buffalo on April 9, 1985, then to Atlanta on August 30, 1985.

Trades in this tree

April 9, 1985 · First trade

Cleveland acquires Bernie Kosar from Buffalo

Multiple 1st-rounders

Buffalo receives

  • 1985 1st-round pick No. 7 (originally CLE) — became Ken Ruettgers
  • 1985 3rd-round pick No. 63 (originally CLE) — became Hal Garner
  • 1986 1st-round pick No. 16 (originally CLE) — became Ronnie Harmon
  • 1986 6th-round pick No. 154 (originally CLE) — became Floyd Dixon

Cleveland receives

Sources: [1] · Trade page

April 30, 1985 · Chapter 2

Buffalo moves the No. 7 pick to Green Bay

Multiple 1st-rounders

Buffalo receives

  • 1985 1st-round pick No. 14 (originally GB) — became Derrick Burroughs
  • 1985 2nd-round pick No. 42 (originally GB) — became Chris Burkett

Green Bay receives

  • 1985 1st-round pick No. 7 (originally CLE) — became Ken Ruettgers
  • 1986 4th-round pick No. 84 (originally BUF) — became Tim Harris
Sources: [1] [2] [3] · Trade page

August 30, 1985 · Chapter 3

Buffalo acquires Don Smith from Atlanta

Atlanta receives

  • 1986 6th-round pick No. 154 (originally CLE) — became Floyd Dixon

Buffalo receives

Sources: [1] [2] · Trade page