Verified NFL Trade Profile
TradeVerdicts connects Bill Cody to 3 exact public NFL transactions involving Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, and Philadelphia Eagles.
How to Read This Profile
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 3
Pittsburgh Steelers received John Hilton and Pat Batten from Detroit Lions for draft pick (possibly 1966 #67-Bill Cody). The recorded outcome does not show enough separation to identify a clear winner.
Trade 2 of 3
On 1971-03-26, Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints completed a deal that sent Bill Cody to Minnesota Vikings and undisclosed conditional future draft choice to New Orleans Saints. Cody did not become a meaningful Vikings regular-season contributor before moving on. Because the Saints' conditional return cannot be tied confidently to a productive selection, neither side produced enough verified value for a win. That realized value supports a Even Trade verdict, with Minnesota Vikings graded C and New Orleans Saints graded C.
Trade 3 of 3
Minnesota sent linebacker Bill Cody to Philadelphia on March 4, 1972 for the Eagles’ 1973 tenth-round choice. Cody appeared in 11 games for Philadelphia that season. Minnesota used pick No. 236 on Tulane defensive back and punter Randy Lee, whose draft record shows no NFL regular-season production. The Eagles therefore receive a narrow edge from a modest exchange that produced limited value overall.