Verified NFL Trade Profile
TradeVerdicts connects Bill Butler to 4 exact public NFL transactions involving Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, and Arizona Cardinals.
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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.
Chronological Timeline
Trade 1 of 4
Pittsburgh Steelers received Bill Butler (a) and Dick Klein from Dallas Cowboys for Dick Moegle / Dicky Moegle / Dickie Moegle. The recorded outcome does not show enough separation to identify a clear winner.
Trade 2 of 4
Green Bay traded longtime defensive tackle Ron Kostelnik to Baltimore for a 1970 fourth-round pick, No. 96 overall, later used on kicker Skip Butler. Kostelnik played only 10 games for the Colts before retiring in 1970, while the Packers converted a veteran nearing retirement into mid-round draft capital. Butler never became Green Bay’s kicker, but obtaining the selection still gave the Packers the better asset-management result.
Trade 3 of 4
On 1971-08-20, Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints completed a deal that sent Richard Winther to Green Bay Packers and 1972 fifth round pick (#111-Bill Butler) to New Orleans Saints. Winther's Packers stay was brief and produced limited playing value. Butler, by contrast, spent three seasons with New Orleans, appeared in 41 games and started 21, creating a much stronger realized return from a modest pick. That realized value supports a New Orleans Saints Win verdict, with Green Bay Packers graded C and New Orleans Saints graded B+.
Trade 4 of 4
New Orleans Saints received undisclosed pick and draft pick (not disclosed) from Arizona Cardinals for Bill Butler. The recorded outcome favors New Orleans Saints.