Trade 1
April 19, 1997
The player-to-trade relationship is explicit in the database, although the canonical asset line does not contain an exact normalized name match for Brian Alford.
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Brian Alford NFL Trade History
TradeVerdicts connects Brian Alford to 3 exact public NFL transactions involving Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, and New York Giants.
3 Recorded trades
3 Teams represented
1997–1998 Trade-history span
Player Transaction Context
Why Brian Alford Appears in the Trade Database
This profile follows Brian Alford across 3 recorded transactions from April 19, 1997 through April 18, 1998. Each connection below comes from the database relationship for that transaction rather than a name-only search.
Trade 2
April 18, 1998
New York Giants received 1998 third round pick (#70-Brian Alford).
Trade 3
April 18, 1998
New York Giants received 1998 3rd round pick (70th overall, Brian Alford).
Across this profile, the recorded verdicts are Philadelphia Eagles Win. The timeline spans 1997–1998 and 3 represented teams.
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.
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Chronological Timeline
3 Recorded Trades
Trade 1 of 3
Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles
Dallas moved from No. 25 to No. 22 in 1997 for tight end David LaFleur, sending Philadelphia the lower first-rounder, a fifth-round pick and a 1998 third-rounder. LaFleur became a four-year Cowboys starter but produced modest receiving totals. Philadelphia missed on Jon Harris, yet later converted the future third-rounder into Allen Rossum and Clarence Love, giving the Eagles a slight overall edge.
Assets Received
Dallas Cowboys
- Pick 1997 1st round pick (22nd overall, David LaFleur)
Philadelphia Eagles
- Pick 1997 1st round pick (25th overall, Jon Harris)
- Pick 1997 5th round pick (155th overall, Luther Broughton)
- Pick 1998 3rd round pick (70th overall; subsequently traded to New York Giants)
Team Grades
Trade 2 of 3
New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles
New York moved up from No. 85 to No. 70 during the 1998 draft, sending Philadelphia picks No. 85 and No. 116 for No. 70. The Giants selected Purdue wide receiver Brian Alford. He appeared in only four regular-season games across 1998-99, catching two passes for 18 yards and one touchdown without making a start. The trade-up therefore produced almost no sustained roster value despite costing New York an additional fourth-round selection.
Assets Received
New York Giants
- Pick 1998 third round pick (#70-Brian Alford)
Philadelphia Eagles
- Pick 1998 third round pick (#85-Allen Rossum)
- Pick 1998 fourth round pick (#116-Clarence Love)
Team Grades
Trade 3 of 3
New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles
New York Giants received Brian Alford at No. 70; across two Giants seasons he appeared in only four games with no starts, catching two passes for 18 yards and one touchdown. The team earns a D+, compared with B- for Philadelphia Eagles, and the hindsight verdict is Philadelphia Eagles Win. That judgment reflects the concrete team-specific production, role and tenure created by the assets in this deal.
Assets Received
Philadelphia Eagles
- Pick 1998 3rd round pick (85th overall, Allen Rossum)
- Pick 1998 4th round pick (116th overall, Clarence Love)
New York Giants
- Pick 1998 3rd round pick (70th overall, Brian Alford)