Verified NFL Trade Profile
TradeVerdicts connects Matt Cassel to 8 exact public NFL transactions involving New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Dallas Cowboys.
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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 8
New York Jets received 2005 7th round pick (230th overall subsequently traded, Matt Cassel). Minnesota Vikings received Sam Cowart. The final review favors New York Jets because that return produced stronger practical football value.
Trade 2 of 8
Tennessee sent defensive end Carlos Hall to Kansas City on April 6, 2005 and received the Chiefs' fifth-round pick, No. 150 overall. Tennessee used that selection on offensive lineman Daniel Loper. Hall gave Kansas City one season of rotational work, while Loper remained with the Titans for four seasons, giving Tennessee the more durable return.
Trade 3 of 8
Oakland sent Doug Jolley plus three 2005 selections to the Jets and received Nos. 26 and 230. The Raiders quickly recycled both picks: No. 26 became part of the move up for Fabian Washington, while No. 230 was later packaged to New England. The return was mostly flexibility rather than a lasting player, but Oakland escaped an expensive tight-end commitment and controlled valuable draft capital.
Trade 4 of 8
Las Vegas Raiders acquired 2005 6th round pick (175th overall, Anttaj Hawthorne) from New England Patriots for 2005 7th round pick (230th overall, Matt Cassel) and 2006 5th round pick (136th overall, Ryan O'Callaghan). The overall result favors New England Patriots over Las Vegas Raiders.
Trade 5 of 8
Kansas City acquired Matt Cassel and Mike Vrabel from New England for the 34th pick in the 2009 draft. Cassel became a Pro Bowler while leading the 2010 Chiefs to an AFC West title, and Vrabel supplied two seasons of veteran leadership. New England used No. 34 on Patrick Chung, who became a long-term defensive starter and three-time Super Bowl champion with the Patriots, giving New England the stronger lasting return.
Trade 6 of 8
Buffalo Bills acquired 2014 7th round pick (221st overall, Randell Johnson) and 2015 5th round pick (137th overall; traded with 2016 pick 240 to Minnesota for Matt Cassel and 2015 pick 188 (Tony Steward); Atlanta later selected Grady Jarrett at 137) from Tampa Bay Buccaneers for 2014 5th round pick (149th overall, Kevin Pamphile). Buffalo Bills received the stronger recorded football value, matching the Buffalo Bills Win verdict.
Trade 7 of 8
Minnesota sent Matt Cassel and a 2015 sixth-round pick to Buffalo for a 2015 fifth and a 2016 seventh. The key was what the Vikings did next: they flipped the fifth-rounder, No. 137, to Atlanta for Nos. 146 and 185, selecting Stefon Diggs and Tyrus Thompson. Cassel barely figured into Buffalo's season, while the pick chain helped Minnesota land a franchise-changing receiver.
Trade 8 of 8
Buffalo Bills come out ahead in this trade. The final grade profile (Buffalo Bills B, Dallas Cowboys D) supports the existing verdict and gives the winning side the cleaner value result.