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Marcus Thomas (2007) trade tree

On April 29, 2007, Denver Broncos sent a 2007 sixth-round pick (No. 176, became Rufus Alexander) to Minnesota Vikings for a 2007 fourth-round pick (No. 121, became Marcus Thomas).

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4 trades 26 assets April 29, 2007 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 2007 fourth-round pick (No. 121, became Marcus Thomas) moved from Denver to Atlanta on March 21, 2006, then to Minnesota on April 28, 2007, then to Denver on April 29, 2007.
  • A 2007 sixth-round pick (No. 176, became Rufus Alexander) moved from Detroit to Denver on March 1, 2007, then to Minnesota on April 29, 2007.

Trades in this tree

March 21, 2006 · Chapter 1

Atlanta acquires John Abraham from New York

Multiple 1st-rounders

Atlanta receives

  • 2006 3rd-round pick No. 93 (originally DEN) — became Dominique Byrd
  • 2007 4th-round pick No. 121 (originally DEN) — became Marcus Thomas
  • John Abraham (OLB)

Denver receives

  • 2006 1st-round pick No. 15 (originally ATL) — became Tye Hill

New York receives

  • 2006 1st-round pick No. 29 (originally DEN) — became Nick Mangold
Sources: [1] · Trade page

March 1, 2007 · Chapter 2

Denver acquires Dre' Bly from Detroit

Denver receives

  • 2007 6th-round pick No. 176 (originally DET) — became Rufus Alexander
  • Dre' Bly (CB)

Detroit receives

Note

Denver landed Pro Bowl cornerback Dre' Bly from Detroit, sending running back Tatum Bell, tackle George Foster and a fifth-round pick to the Lions and getting a sixth-round pick back.

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] · Trade page

April 28, 2007 · Chapter 3

Atlanta moves the No. 44 pick to Minnesota

Atlanta receives

  • 2007 2nd-round pick No. 41 (originally MIN) — became Chris Houston

Minnesota receives

  • 2007 2nd-round pick No. 44 (originally ATL) — became Sidney Rice
  • 2007 4th-round pick No. 121 (originally DEN) — became Marcus Thomas

April 29, 2007 · First trade

Denver moves the No. 176 pick to Minnesota

Denver receives

  • 2007 4th-round pick No. 121 (originally DEN) — became Marcus Thomas

Minnesota receives

  • 2007 6th-round pick No. 176 (originally DET) — became Rufus Alexander