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New Orleans Saints and Tennessee Titans
Even Trade Tier: standard
Confidence: high
New Orleans Saints and Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans completed this trade on 1971-06-14. Tilleman immediately became an every-game Oilers starter and delivered an outstanding 1972 season. New Orleans also received real value through Hines and draft capital, leaving both teams with meaningful returns rather than a clear loser. The post-trade results provide the clearest measure of what each club gained from the exchange. The historical return supports a Even Trade verdict, with New Orleans Saints graded B and Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans graded B.
Atlanta acquired veteran defensive tackle Mike Tilleman from Houston for the Oilers' own 1973 first-round pick, No. 14, which Houston used on George Amundson. Tilleman became a multi-year Falcons starter and gave Atlanta four seasons of dependable interior defensive play. Amundson produced only 194 career rushing yards and five starts in Houston, so the realized value points strongly to Atlanta rather than the original Oilers-win label.
