Ben Davidson NFL Trade History

Los Angeles reacquired defensive back Carl Karilivacz from the New York Giants in October 1959 for a future draft choice. Karilivacz appeared in 15 games with four starts across the 1959 and 1960 Rams seasons. Historical draft records show the Giants later used a fourth-round choice from Los Angeles at No. 46 on Ben Davidson, but Davidson never played a regular-season game for New York. The Rams therefore received the stronger franchise return, with medium confidence on the exact pick linkage.

New York acquired halfback Joel Wells from Green Bay on June 21, 1961, for the Giants' 1962 third-round pick, No. 41, which the Packers used on Gary Barnes. Green Bay's official draft history confirms that exact lineage. Wells played all 14 games for New York, started three and produced 216 rushing yards plus return work. Barnes appeared in only one game for Green Bay before later moving on, giving New York the better realized return.

On 1961-09-07, Green Bay Packers received Ben Davidson, while New York Giants received draft pick (selection not identified). The hindsight verdict is Green Bay Packers Win, with Green Bay Packers graded B and New York Giants graded C+. The evaluation follows the documented consideration and the football value that can be traced from it, while keeping unverified downstream pick identities or conditional outcomes out of the final judgment.

Green Bay Packers received 1963 fifth round pick (#63-Jack Cverko) in the exchange with Washington Redskins. Green Bay turned the deal into the No. 63 selection, Jack Cverko, but the downstream pick did not produce comparable Packers value. Against Washington Redskins' return of Ben Davidson, that outcome supports a C grade. The transaction is judged as Washington Redskins Win, with the mark based on the football value that actually followed from the deal.