Joe Montana
Trade history, asset movement, verdicts, and team impact for Joe Montana.
Trade Impact Summary
Joe Montana appears in 3 trade records in the TradeVerdicts database.
Related Trades
Kansas City acquired Joe Montana, David Whitmore, and a 1994 third-round pick from San Francisco for the 1993 first-round pick that became Ernest Dye. Montana gave the Chiefs instant credibility, immediate contention, and an AFC Championship Game run. San Francisco had a real Steve Young succession reason to move on, but the return was modest for an all-time quarterback. That context matters.
Dallas Cowboys acquired 1979 third round pick (#76-Doug Cosbie); 1979 sixth round pick (#155-Tim Lavender) from Seattle Seahawks for Bill Gregory; 1979 third round pick (#82-Joe Montana). Dallas Cowboys received the stronger recorded football value, matching the Dallas Cowboys Win verdict.
San Francisco moved down from No. 57 to No. 82, acquired Bob Jury, and used the No. 82 pick on Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana. The downstream outcome made this one of the most consequential draft-pick wins in NFL history.