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LIONS TRADES SINCE 1969
8/11/69 Lions acquired TE Ken Barefoot from Washington in exchange for the Lions’ 6th
round pick in the 1970 dra .
9/4/69 Lions traded RB Dave Kopay to Washington in exchange for the Redskins’ 6th
round pick in the 1970 dra . The pick was acquired from Detroit in the Ken
Barefoot trade.
9/10/69 Lions acquired DT Dan Goich from St. Louis in exchange for a 1970 8th round
pick.
5/11/70 Lions acquired DE Len Persin from Philadelphia in exchange for a 1971 10th
round pick.
8/26/70 Lions acquired WR Chuck Hughes from Philadelphia in exchange for G Robert
Parker.
9/9/70 Lions traded DT Denis Moore to Philadelphia in exchange for the Eagles 1971
6th round pick (from the Los Angeles Rams).
10/6/70 Lions traded RB Larry Watkins to Philadelphia in exchange for the Eagles 1971
2nd round pick.
1/28/71 Lions traded QB Greg Barton to Philadelphia in exchange for the Eagles 1971
2nd round pick and 1972 2nd and 3rd round picks.
5/7/71 Lions acquired LB Carl Cunningham from Denver in exchange for T Roger Shoals.
7/7/71 Lions acquired WR Ron Jessie from the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a
1972 4th round pick.
8/16/71 Lions traded LB Carl Cunningham to New Orleans in exchange for the Saints
1973 4th round pick.
9/1/71 Lions acquired DE Dick Evey from Los Angeles in exchange for a 1972 5th round
pick.
9/9/71 Lions acquired RB Paul Gipson from Atlanta in exchange a 1972 2nd round pick.
9/29/71 Lions acquired QB Bill Cappleman from Philadelphia in exchange for a 1972 3rd
round pick, with the condition that Detroit agrees that no further compensation
is due them from the Eagles for Larry Watkins, acquired in 1970.
2/1/72 Lions acquired DB Rudy Redmond, RB Sonny Campbell and a 1973 4th round
pick from Atlanta in exchange for a 1972 2nd round pick.
4/14/72 Lions acquired DE Joe Schmiesing from St. Louis in exchange for T Ray Parson.
7/31/72 Lions traded DT Jerry Rush to Cleveland in exchange for a 1973 8th round pick.
8/22/72 Lions traded DB Al Clark to Los Angeles in exchange for a 1973 3rd round dra
pick (from Oakland).
9/5/72 Lions acquired LB Rick Ogle from St. Louis in exchange for a 1973 6th round pick.
9/5/72 Lions acquired TE John Hilton from Washington in exchange for a 1973 5th round
pick.
1/30/73 Lions traded TE Craig Cotton and a 1973 1st round pick to Chicago in exchange
for Kansas City’s 1973 1st round pick i and Chicago’s 1973 3rd round pick.
4/10/73 Lions traded LB Adrian Young to New Orleans in exchange for the Saints 1974
6th round pick.
6/13/73 Lions traded DT Joe Schmiesing to Baltimore in exchange for the Colts 1974 4th
round pick.
7/26/73 Lions acquired G Brian Goodman from Los Angeles in exchange for a1974 9th
round pick.
7/27/73 Lions acquired WR Jim O’Brien from Baltimore in exchange for all consideration
sent to Detroit for Joe Schmiesing (Baltimore’s 1974 4th round pick).
8/1/73 Lions traded DT John Gordon to Baltimore in exchange for the Colts 1974 10th
round dra pick.
8/30/73 Lions traded LB Ed Mooney to Baltimore in exchange for the Colts 1974 5th
round pick.
9/6/73 Lions acquired DB Willie Germany from Atlanta in exchange for a 1974 5th round
pick (from Baltimore in Ed Mooney trade).
9/7/73 Lions acquired DB Miller Farr from St. Louis in exchange for a 1974 4th round
pick.
1/31/74 Lions traded DB Willie Germany to Philadelphia in exchange for C Mike Evans.
2/26/74 Lions acquired DB Ben Davis from Cleveland in exchange for a 1975 5th round
pick.
5/14/74 Lions traded LB Jim Teal to Los Angeles in exchange for the Rams 1975 9th
round pick.
8/7/74 Lions acquired DB Charlie Potts from St. Louis in exchange for cash ($200).
8/16/74 Lions acquired QB Ed Hargett from Houston in exchange for a 1975 15th round
pick.
8/17/74 Lions traded QB Bill Cappleman in exchange for QB Sam Wyche.
8/21/74 Lions traded WR Al Barnes to Denver for RB Jimmie Jones.
8/29/74 Lions acquired DB Leroy Mitchell from Denver in exchange for a 1975 9th round
pick.
9/10/74 Lions acquired WR Tim George from Cincinnati in exchange for cash ($100).
9/10/74 Lions acquired DB Charles West from Minnesota in exchange for a 1975 3rd round
pick.
10/22/74 Lions acquired QB Joe Reed from San Francisco in exchange a 1975 5th round
pick.
1/29/75 Lions traded RB Leon Crosswhite to New England in exchange for the Patriots
1975 6th round pick and a 1976 8th round pick (acquired from Philadelphia).
2/3/75 Lions traded G Chuck Walton to Denver in exchange for LB Bill Laskey.
5/29/75 Lions traded C Ed Flanagan to San Diego in exchange for a 1976 2nd round pick
(from Washington through San Diego).
7/30/75 Lions acquired C Jon Morris from New England in exchange for a 1976 6th round
pick.
8/1/75 Lions traded WR Ron Jessie to Los Angeles for a 1976 1st round pick (from Green
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Bay through Los Angeles).
8/21/75 Lions acquired TE John McKakin from Pittsburgh in exchange for a 1977 5th
round pick.
9/8/75 Lions acquired LB Larry Ball and a 1976 5th round pick from Miami in exchange
for a 1976 4th round pick.
4/8/76 Lions traded their 1976 1st round pick (acquired from Green Bay through Los
Angeles) to Chicago for the Bears1976 1st and 3rd round picks.
7/22/76 Lions acquired WR J.D. Hill from Buff alo in exchange for a 1977 1st round pick.
7/23/76 Lions acquired G Mark Markovich from San Diego in exchange for a 1977 6th
round pick.
8/25/76 Lions traded TE Leanell Jones to San Diego in exchange for cash ($200).
9/6/76 Lions traded WR Marlin Briscoe to New England in exchange for a 1977 6th round
pick (from Minnesota through New England).
9/6/76 Lions traded QB Bill Munson to Seattle in exchange for the Seahawks 1977 5th
round pick.
6/17/77 Lions traded P Herman Weaver to Denver in exchange for the Broncos 1978 4th
and 6th round picks.
8/11/77 Lions acquired RB Marv Hubbard from Oakland in exchange for cash ($100).
8/19/77 Lions acquired K Fred Steinfort from Seattle in exchange for cash ($100).
9/1/77 Lions acquired K Steve Mike-Mayer from San Francisco in exchange for a 1978
8th round pick.
4/27/78 Lions acquired LB Dave Washington from San Francisco in exchange for a 1979
5th round pick.
4/28/78 Lions acquired the dra rights to P Tom Skladany from Cleveland in exchange
for a 1978 3rd round pick and a 1979 7th round pick.
5/1/78 Lions traded DT Herb Orvis to Baltimore in exchange for WR Freddie Scott and
the Colts 1978 4th round pick.
5/2/78 Lions traded LB Jim Laslavic to San Diego in exchange for the Chargers 1978
5th and 6th round picks.
5/11/78 Lions traded T Rockne Freitas to Tampa Bay in exchange for the Buccaneers
1979 4th round pick.
7/20/78 Lions acquired DB Jimmy Allen from Pittsburgh in exchange for a 1979 4th round
pick (acquired from Tampa Bay).
8/2/78 Lions acquired DT Dave Gallagher from the New York Giants in exchange for a
1979 8th round pick.
8/2/78 Lions acquired RB Marsh White from the New York Giants in exchange for a 1979
11th round pick.
8/14/78 Lions acquired TE Bill Gay from Denver in exchange for DB Charlie West and
Detroit’s 6th round pick in the 1979 dra .
8/14/78 Lions acquired DE Jim Mitchell from New England in exchange for T Bob McKay.
8/16/78 Lions acquired RB John Brockington from Kansas City in exchange for RB Eddie
Payton.
8/16/78 Lions traded K Skip Butler to Dallas in exchange for the Cowboys 1979 11th
round pick.
8/23/78 Lions acquired C Mike Montler from Denver in exchange for a 1980 8th round
pick.
8/28/78 Lions acquired T Karl Baldischwiler from Miami in exchange for a 1979 10th round
pick.
8/28/78 Lions acquired LB Garth Ten Napel from Atlanta in exchange for cash ($500).
9/27/78 Lions traded DE Ernie Price to Seattle in exchange for DE Bill Cooke and the
Seahawks 1979 8th round pick.
1/9/79 Lions acquired a 1979 12th round pick from New England in exchange for past
considerations.
4/16/79 Lions acquired T Gordon Jolley from Seattle in exchange for past consideration.
4/30/79 Lions traded QB Greg Landry to Baltimore in exchange for the Colts 1979 4th
round, 5th round picks (from San Diego through Baltimore), and 1980 3rd round
pick.
8/20/79 Lions acquired DT Cleveland Elam from San Francisco in exchange for a 1980
2nd round pick.
4/8/80 Lions acquired Denver’s 1980 8th round pick (traded to Broncos in Mike Montler
trade) in exchange for a 1981 12th round pick and past considerations from the
Montler trade.
4/10/80 Lions traded C Larry Tearry to Kansas City in exchange for the Chiefs 1980 5th
round and 9th round picks (from San Francisco through Kansas City).
4/24/80 Lions acquired LB Stan White from Baltimore in exchange for a 1980 8th round
pick.
7/24/80 Lions traded LB Ed O’Neil to New England for the Patriots 1981 9th round pick.
8/12/81 Lions traded T Bill Searcey to Miami for the Dolphins 198212th round pick.
8/18/81 Lions acquired LB Steve Towle from Miami in exchange for a 1982 9th round pick.
8/19/81 Lions traded T Lee Spivey to Washington in exchange for the Redskins 1982 12th
round pick.
4/26/83 Lions traded G Russ Bolinger to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for the Rams
1983 5th round pick.
4/26/83 Lions acquired DT Mike Fanning from the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a
1984 5th round pick.
7/21/83 Lions traded DE Al Baker to St. Louis in exchange for the Cardinals 1984 3rd and
8th round picks.
7/29/83 Lions traded T Karl Baldischwiler to Baltimore in exchange for the Colts 1984
7th round pick.
8/24/83 Lions traded TE David Hill to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for the Rams