Verified NFL Trade Profile
TradeVerdicts connects Jerry Patton to 3 exact public NFL transactions involving Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, and Detroit Lions.
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
Buffalo Bills received undisclosed high draft pick (selection not identified) from Philadelphia Eagles for Jerry Patton. The recorded outcome favors Philadelphia Eagles.
Trade 2 of 3
Buffalo traded defensive tackle Jerry Patton to Philadelphia on May 29, 1974, for a future second-round selection. The Bills used that choice at No. 42 in the 1975 draft on linebacker Bob Nelson. Patton immediately started all 14 games for the Eagles in 1974, while Nelson later appeared in 25 games for Buffalo before extending his career elsewhere.
Trade 3 of 3
Philadelphia Eagles received draft pick (selection not identified) from Detroit Lions for Jerry Patton. The recorded outcome does not show enough separation to identify a clear winner.