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Derrick Brooks

TradeVerdicts connects Derrick Brooks to one exact public NFL transaction involving Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

1 Recorded trade
2 Teams represented
1995 Trade-history span
Teams in this profile: Dallas Cowboys Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Trade History Overview

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Transaction Snapshot

Recorded Trade

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Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Win Tier: major Confidence: high

Tampa Bay sent Dallas the 41st and 63rd picks in the 1995 draft to acquire No. 28, where the Buccaneers selected linebacker Derrick Brooks. Dallas later moved No. 41 and used the resulting capital on additional players, but nothing in the Cowboys’ return approached Brooks’ impact. Brooks became an 11-time Pro Bowler, Defensive Player of the Year, Super Bowl champion and Hall of Famer. Acquiring a franchise legend for two second-round picks makes Tampa Bay the decisive winner.

Assets Received

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Pick 1995 1st round pick (28th overall, Derrick Brooks)
Dallas Cowboys
  • Pick 1995 2nd round pick (41st overall subsequently traded, Ron Davis)
  • Pick 1995 2nd round pick (63rd overall, Shane Hannah)

Team Grades

Tampa Bay Buccaneers A+
Dallas Cowboys D
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