NFL Trade History

Bill Atessis NFL Trade History

TradeVerdicts connects Bill Atessis to one exact public NFL transaction involving Arizona Cardinals and New England Patriots.

1 Recorded trade
2 Teams represented
1972 Trade-history span

Player Transaction Context

Why Bill Atessis Appears in the Trade Database

1 direct asset mention

This profile is tied to the July 19, 1972 transaction between Arizona Cardinals and New England Patriots. The card below shows exactly where Bill Atessis appears in the recorded return, then links to the full sourced verdict.

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.

The cards summarize the date, teams, assets, grades, and verdict. Open the full trade page for the complete analysis and sourcing context. Grading standards are explained in the TradeVerdicts methodology.

Transaction Snapshot

Recorded Trade

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Arizona Cardinals and New England Patriots

New England Patriots Win Tier: minor Confidence: high

Arizona Cardinals received Bill Atessis in the deal with New England Patriots. Bill Atessis did not play a regular-season game for the Cardinals after the deal and was released in September 1972. That result supports a F for Arizona Cardinals. The New England Patriots Win verdict weighs the documented service and usable draft value each side actually realized from the exchange.

Assets Received

New England Patriots
  • Pick 1973 fifth round pick (possibly #109-Tom Brahaney)
Arizona Cardinals
  • Player Bill Atessis

Team Grades

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