Eric Dickerson NFL Trade History

The Rams moved from No. 3 to No. 2 in the 1983 draft and selected Eric Dickerson, sending Houston No. 3 plus fourth-round choices in 1983 and 1984. Dickerson became a Hall of Fame superstar. Houston then traded No. 3 to Seattle and used the resulting package to select Hall of Famer Bruce Matthews plus additional players, creating major value for both clubs.

The 1987 three-team blockbuster sent Eric Dickerson from the Rams to Indianapolis and the rights to Cornelius Bennett from the Colts to Buffalo. Los Angeles received Greg Bell, Owen Gill, and six draft choices: first-rounders that became Gaston Green, Aaron Cox, and Cleveland Gary, plus second-rounders Fred Strickland, Frank Stams, and Darryl Henley. All three clubs received substantial assets.

Dallas acquired quarterback Steve Beuerlein from the Raiders before the 1991 season for a 1992 fourth-round selection. Beuerlein became valuable insurance behind Troy Aikman, going 4-0 as a starter, throwing for 909 yards in eight appearances and helping Dallas win a playoff game. The Raiders later used the acquired pick as part of the package for Eric Dickerson, giving Los Angeles meaningful downstream value as well.

Indianapolis traded Eric Dickerson to the Los Angeles Raiders during the 1992 draft for fourth- and eighth-round selections. The Colts used the fourth-rounder on defensive tackle Tony McCoy, whose NFL career reached 114 games and 23 sacks, and the eighth-rounder on Ronald Humphrey, who played 26 games. Moving the aging running back for two selections gave Indianapolis the more durable overall return.

Atlanta acquired Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson from the Raiders for a conditional 1994 pick that would have risen to the fifth round if he reached 1,000 rushing yards. Dickerson did not reach that threshold, so the compensation settled as the sixth-round selection used on Jay Kearney. Atlanta received only a short final chapter from an aging star, while the Raiders at least converted his departure into draft value.

Atlanta and Green Bay agreed to a deadline exchange involving Eric Dickerson, Bruce Pickens, John Stephens and a conditional 1994 pick, but Dickerson failed the Packers physical and his rights returned to Atlanta. The surviving value was much smaller: Green Bay kept Pickens, while Atlanta kept Stephens and the conditional pick. Neither side created enough lasting value to earn more than an even C/C result.