Trade 1
March 26, 1962
Cleveland Browns received Charley Scales.
NFL Trade History
Charley Scales NFL Trade History
TradeVerdicts connects Charley Scales to 3 exact public NFL transactions involving Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Atlanta Falcons.
3 Recorded trades
3 Teams represented
1962–1966 Trade-history span
Player Transaction Context
Why Charley Scales Appears in the Trade Database
This profile follows Charley Scales across 3 recorded transactions from March 26, 1962 through August 24, 1966. Each connection below comes from the database relationship for that transaction rather than a name-only search.
Trade 2
August 24, 1966
Atlanta Falcons received Charley Scales.
Trade 3
August 24, 1966
Atlanta Falcons received Charley Scales.
Across this profile, the recorded verdicts are Cleveland Browns Win. The timeline spans 1962–1966 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
Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers
Cleveland acquired Charley Scales and received four seasons of useful backfield and special-teams service. Scales worked behind Jim Brown and provided depth rather than star production, but the Browns gained a real multi-year contributor from the transaction. That direct club value gives Cleveland a slight advantage over Pittsburgh's fifth-round asset, which was later moved again in a separate transaction.
Assets Received
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Pick 1963 fifth round pick (#65) [later traded to San Francisco 49ers for John Burrell and Don Coffey]
Cleveland Browns
- Player Charley Scales
Team Grades
Trade 2 of 3
Atlanta Falcons and Cleveland Browns
Atlanta acquired Charley Scales from Cleveland for the 1967 fourth-round pick that became Carl Ward. Scales gave the Falcons only a short-term backfield option, while Ward appeared in 28 games for Cleveland across 1967 and 1968. Neither side found a major starter, but the Browns extracted the longer and more durable return, giving Cleveland the slight hindsight edge.
Assets Received
Atlanta Falcons
- Player Charley Scales
Cleveland Browns
- Pick 1967 fourth round pick (#83-Carl Ward)
Team Grades
Trade 3 of 3
Atlanta Falcons and Cleveland Browns
Atlanta acquired veteran halfback Charley Scales from Cleveland on August 24, 1966 for its 1967 fourth-round pick. Scales appeared in five games for the expansion Falcons, rushing 10 times for 38 yards, catching three passes for 16 yards and returning five kickoffs for 101 yards.
Assets Received
Atlanta Falcons
- Player Charley Scales
Cleveland Browns
- Pick 1967 fourth-round pick (No. 83; Carl Ward)