Trade 1
March 14, 1967
Minnesota Vikings received Marlin McKeever.
NFL Trade History
Marlin McKeever NFL Trade History
TradeVerdicts connects Marlin McKeever to 3 exact public NFL transactions involving Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, and Washington Commanders.
3 Recorded trades
3 Teams represented
1967–1971 Trade-history span
Player Transaction Context
Why Marlin McKeever Appears in the Trade Database
This profile follows Marlin McKeever across 3 recorded transactions from March 14, 1967 through January 28, 1971. Each connection below comes from the database relationship for that transaction rather than a name-only search.
Trade 2
July 4, 1968
Washington Commanders received Marlin McKeever.
Trade 3
January 28, 1971
Los Angeles Rams received Marlin McKeever.
Across this profile, the recorded verdicts are Minnesota Vikings Win; Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams Win. The timeline spans 1967–1971 and 3 represented teams.
How to Read This Profile
Trade History Overview
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
3 Recorded Trades
Trade 1 of 3
Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota sent Tommy Mason, Hal Bedsole and its 1967 second-round pick to Los Angeles for Marlin McKeever and the Rams' first-round choice. The Vikings used No. 15 on Alan Page, who became an NFL MVP, Hall of Famer and centerpiece of the Purple People Eaters. McKeever also started for Minnesota before helping bring Paul Krause in another trade, creating extraordinary compounded value.
Assets Received
Los Angeles Rams
- Player Hal Bedsole
- Player Tommy Mason
- Pick 1967 second round pick (#33-Willie Ellison)
Minnesota Vikings
- Player Marlin McKeever
- Pick 1967 first round pick (#15-Alan Page)
Team Grades
Trade 2 of 3
Minnesota Vikings and Washington Commanders
Minnesota acquired safety Paul Krause from Washington for Marlin McKeever and a seventh-round pick, one of the defining trades in Vikings history. Krause played 12 seasons in Minnesota, started on all four Vikings Super Bowl teams and retired as the NFL's career interceptions leader with 81, a record he still holds. Washington received legitimate assets, but nothing close to the Hall of Fame value Minnesota captured.
Assets Received
Minnesota Vikings
- Player Paul Krause (a)
Washington Commanders
- Player Marlin McKeever
- Pick 1969 seventh round pick (#173-John Didion)
Team Grades
Trade 3 of 3
Los Angeles Rams and Washington Commanders
George Allen’s first major Washington move sent Marlin McKeever and seven premium-to-midround selections to Los Angeles for six veteran players and a fifth-round pick. Washington immediately gained experienced starters and became a playoff team, but the Rams converted the package into Isiah Robertson, Dave Elmendorf and additional draft assets. The long-term star power favors Los Angeles, though Washington’s immediate return was genuinely valuable.
Assets Received
Washington Commanders
- Player Maxie Baughan
- Player Jack Pardee
- Player Myron Pottios
- Player Jeff Jordan
- Player John Wilbur
- Player Diron Talbert
- Pick 1971 fifth round pick (#124-Jim Stillwagon)
Los Angeles Rams
- Player Marlin McKeever
- Pick 1971 first round pick (#10-Isiah Robertson)
- Pick 1971 third round pick (#63-Dave Elmendorf)
- Pick 1972 third round pick (#73-Jim White (Charles))
- Pick 1972 fourth round pick (#99) [later traded to Philadelphia Eagles for Joe Carollo]
- Pick 1972 fifth round pick (#125-Bob Christiansen)
- Pick 1972 sixth round pick (#151-Ed Hebert / Eddie Hebert)
- Pick 1972 seventh round pick (#177-Mike Zikas)