Verified NFL Trade Profile
TradeVerdicts connects Gene Donaldson (a) to 2 exact public NFL transactions involving Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, and Green Bay Packers.
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.
The cards summarize the date, teams, assets, grades, and verdict. Open the full trade page for the complete analysis and sourcing context. Grading standards are explained in the TradeVerdicts methodology.
Chronological Timeline
Trade 1 of 2
Cleveland Browns received 1953 third round pick (#37-Gene Donaldson (a)) from Detroit Lions for Robert Smith (Lee) / Bob Smith (Lee). The recorded outcome does not show enough separation to identify a clear winner.
Trade 2 of 2
Cleveland sent Don King and Gene Donaldson to Green Bay in April 1956 for the Packers' 1957 fifth-round choice, which became Henry Jordan at No. 52. Green Bay's own historical transaction record supports that fifth-round price. King played only briefly for the Packers and Donaldson was waived before the season, while Jordan gave Cleveland two seasons before becoming a valuable trade asset himself.