Verified NFL Trade Profile
TradeVerdicts connects Errol Linden to 3 exact public NFL transactions involving Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, and New Orleans Saints.
How to Read This Profile
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
Trade 1 of 3
Cleveland Browns received Errol Linden from Detroit Lions for 1962 eighth round pick (#109-Frank Imperiale). The recorded outcome favors Cleveland Browns.
Trade 2 of 3
Minnesota sent Cleveland a 1963 sixth-round pick and received Tom Franckhauser, Errol Linden, Charley Ferguson, and Fred Cox. The pick became Ernie Borghetti, while Cox developed into the defining return: he spent 15 seasons with the Vikings, became the franchise's longtime scoring leader, and helped multiple championship teams. The Browns received a late-round selection; Minnesota acquired several players and a lasting special-teams fixture.
Trade 3 of 3
Atlanta Falcons received Jerry Jones, Roy Schmidt and Jim Ferguson from New Orleans Saints for Errol Linden and Don Talbert. The recorded outcome favors New Orleans Saints.