Trade 1
April 30, 2009
New England Patriots received Alex Smith.
NFL Trade History
Alex Smith NFL Trade History
TradeVerdicts connects Alex Smith to 3 exact public NFL transactions involving New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, and Washington Commanders.
3 Recorded trades
5 Teams represented
2009–2018 Trade-history span
Teams in this profile: New England Patriots Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kansas City Chiefs San Francisco 49ers Washington Commanders
Player Transaction Context
Why Alex Smith Appears in the Trade Database
This profile follows Alex Smith across 3 recorded transactions from April 30, 2009 through March 14, 2018. Each connection below comes from the database relationship for that transaction rather than a name-only search.
Trade 2
March 12, 2013
Kansas City Chiefs received Alex Smith.
Trade 3
March 14, 2018
Washington Commanders received Alex Smith.
Across this profile, the recorded verdicts are Tampa Bay Buccaneers Win; Kansas City Chiefs Win. The timeline spans 2009–2018 and 5 represented teams.
How to Read This Profile
Trade History Overview
Every transaction below comes from an explicit player-to-trade relationship in the TradeVerdicts database. Name-only substring matching is not used.
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Chronological Timeline
3 Recorded Trades
Trade 1 of 3
New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
New England acquired tight end Alex Smith for a 2010 fifth-round pick, but Smith was released at final cuts and never played a regular-season game for the Patriots. Tampa Bay's pick became No. 153; the Buccaneers packaged it with No. 42 to move to No. 39 for Arrelious Benn. Benn started 24 games and caught 59 passes for 862 yards and five touchdowns for Tampa Bay, giving the Buccaneers the clear edge.
Assets Received
New England Patriots
- Player Alex Smith
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Pick 2010 5th round pick (153rd overall subsequently traded, Austen Lane)
Team Grades
Trade 2 of 3
Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers
Kansas City sent two second-round picks to San Francisco for Alex Smith. Smith immediately stabilized a team coming off a two-win season, led four winning campaigns in five years, and created the bridge to Patrick Mahomes. The 49ers received meaningful draft capital, making this a good sale that was still surpassed by Smith's franchise-changing value.
Assets Received
Kansas City Chiefs
- Player Alex Smith
San Francisco 49ers
- Pick 2013 2nd round pick (34th overall subsequently traded, Justin Hunter)
- Pick 2014 2nd round pick (56th overall subsequently traded, Cody Latimer)
Team Grades
Trade 3 of 3
Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Commanders
Kansas City traded Alex Smith to Washington for cornerback Kendall Fuller and the 78th pick in the 2018 draft. Fuller gave the Chiefs two seasons of secondary play and was part of the Super Bowl LIV roster, while the draft capital added another valuable asset. The move also cleared the starting job for Patrick Mahomes, making Kansas City's return unusually strong even before considering the quarterback succession.
Assets Received
Washington Commanders
- Player Alex Smith
Kansas City Chiefs
- Player Kendall Fuller
- Pick 2018 3rd round pick (78th overall subsequently traded, Malik Jefferson)