Player Trade Profile

Bob Cifers / Bobby Cifers

Explore every recorded NFL trade involving Bob Cifers / Bobby Cifers, including the assets exchanged, team grades, final verdicts, and TradeVerdicts analysis.

1 Related Trade Detroit Lions Pittsburgh Steelers

Trade Impact Summary

The TradeVerdicts database links Bob Cifers / Bobby Cifers to 1 public trade record involving Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Each record below shows what the teams received, how each side was graded, and the analysis behind the verdict. Grades and verdicts follow the TradeVerdicts methodology .

Transaction Record

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NFL Trade

Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers Win Tier: major Confidence: high

Pittsburgh sent the rights to reigning NFL MVP Bill Dudley to Detroit and received a package that included the 1948 third overall pick (used on Bobby Layne). Dudley had won the 1946 rushing title and MVP; Layne would become a Hall of Fame quarterback. On the surface, trading the defending MVP for a package including the Layne pick seems reasonable, but the execution muddies the picture. Pittsburgh never maximized Layne, eventually letting him go (see 1947-0024) before he became an elite QB. Dudley continued producing elsewhere. Slight Pittsburgh lean given the draft capital acquired, but the downstream mismanagement of the Layne asset diminishes this win substantially

Teams: Detroit Lions Pittsburgh Steelers

Assets Received

Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Player Bob Cifers / Bobby Cifers
  • Player Paul White (Grover)
  • Other rights to Bob Chappius
  • Pick 1948 first round pick (#3-Bobby Layne)
  • Other rights to Bob Chappuis
Detroit Lions
  • Other rights to Bill Dudley

Team Grades

Pittsburgh Steelers A+
Detroit Lions D

Trade Analysis

Detroit Lions received rights to Bill Dudley and gave up Bob Cifers / Bobby Cifers; Paul White (Grover); rights to Bob Chappius; 1948 first round pick (#3-Bobby Layne).

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