Trade 1
June 11, 1968
Kansas City Chiefs received 1969 fourth round pick (#84) [later traded to Denver Broncos for Curley Culp].
NFL Trade History
Curley Culp NFL Trade History
TradeVerdicts connects Curley Culp to 3 exact public NFL transactions involving Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots, Denver Broncos, and Tennessee Titans.
3 Recorded trades
4 Teams represented
1968–1974 Trade-history span
Player Transaction Context
Why Curley Culp Appears in the Trade Database
This profile follows Curley Culp across 3 recorded transactions from June 11, 1968 through October 22, 1974. Each connection below comes from the database relationship for that transaction rather than a name-only search.
Trade 2
September 16, 1968
Kansas City Chiefs received Curley Culp.
Trade 3
October 22, 1974
Tennessee Titans received Curley Culp.
Across this profile, the recorded verdicts are Kansas City Chiefs Win; Tennessee Titans Win. The timeline spans 1968–1974 and 4 represented teams.
How to Read This Profile
Trade History Overview
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Chronological Timeline
3 Recorded Trades
Trade 1 of 3
Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots
Kansas City sent running back Gene Thomas to Boston on June 11, 1968, for the Patriots’ 1969 fourth-round selection, No. 84 overall. The Chiefs later used that same pick in the deal that brought Curley Culp from Denver, turning the asset into a future Hall of Fame defensive lineman. That downstream value gives Kansas City the edge even though the original return was only a fourth-round choice.
Assets Received
Kansas City Chiefs
- Pick 1969 fourth round pick (#84) [later traded to Denver Broncos for Curley Culp]
New England Patriots
- Player Gene Thomas
Team Grades
Trade 2 of 3
Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs
Denver dealt rookie defensive lineman Curley Culp to Kansas City for a 1969 fourth-round pick, later used on Mike Schnitker. Culp became an immediate contributor to the Chiefs' Super Bowl IV defense and eventually a Hall of Famer with six Pro Bowl selections. Trading away that caliber of player for a fourth-round return makes this one of the harshest early personnel mistakes in Broncos history.
Assets Received
Denver Broncos
- Pick 1969 fourth round pick (#84-Mike Schnitker)
Kansas City Chiefs
- Player Curley Culp
Team Grades
Trade 3 of 3
Kansas City Chiefs and Tennessee Titans
Houston sent John Matuszak and a future third-round pick to Kansas City for Curley Culp and the 1975 first-round pick used on Robert Brazile. Culp and Brazile became Hall of Fame pillars of the Oilers defense. Kansas City later used the third-rounder on productive twelve-year receiver Henry Marshall, creating real value but not enough to match two Hall of Famers.
Assets Received
Kansas City Chiefs
- Player John Matuszak
- Pick 1976 third round pick (#79-Henry Marshall)
Tennessee Titans
- Player Curley Culp
- Pick 1975 first round pick (#6-Robert Brazile)