Trade 1
February 28, 2009
New York Jets received 2010 fifth round pick (#155-John Skelton).
NFL Trade History
TradeVerdicts connects John Skelton to 3 exact public NFL transactions involving New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Arizona Cardinals.
Player Transaction Context
This profile follows John Skelton across 3 recorded transactions from February 28, 2009 through April 24, 2010. Each connection below comes from the database relationship for that transaction rather than a name-only search.
Trade 1
New York Jets received 2010 fifth round pick (#155-John Skelton).
Trade 2
The player-to-trade relationship is explicit in the database, although the canonical asset line does not contain an exact normalized name match for John Skelton.
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Arizona Cardinals received 2010 5th round pick (155th overall, John Skelton).
Across this profile, the recorded verdicts are Even Trade; Pittsburgh Steelers Win. The timeline spans 2009–2010 and 4 represented teams.
How to Read This Profile
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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 3
New York Jets received Lito Sheppard, 2010 fifth round pick (#155-John Skelton) from Philadelphia Eagles in the 2009-02-28 trade. New York acquired Lito Sheppard. Philadelphia Eagles's return was 2009 fifth round pick (#153-Cornelius Ingram), 2010 fourth round pick (#127-E.J. Wilson). Philadelphia received picks that became Cornelius Ingram and E.J. Wilson; neither became a substantial Eagles contributor. Those realized outcomes, rather than the labels on the assets alone, drive the hindsight grade.
Trade 2 of 3
The Jets acquired Santonio Holmes for the 155th pick and received two productive seasons plus major 2010 playoff contributions. Pittsburgh then flipped that same pick to Arizona for cornerback Bryant McFadden and pick No. 195, which became Antonio Brown. Holmes was a worthwhile bargain for New York, but Brown developed into a four-time first-team All-Pro and one of the era's dominant receivers. The downstream value makes Pittsburgh the long-term winner.
Trade 3 of 3
Pittsburgh sent a fifth-round pick to Arizona and received cornerback Bryant McFadden plus the sixth-round selection used on Antonio Brown. McFadden returned as a starter, while Brown became a four-time first-team All-Pro and one of the most productive receivers of his era. Arizona selected John Skelton, who provided some quarterback starts but could not balance the return.