Verified NFL Trade Profile

O.J. Simpson

TradeVerdicts connects O.J. Simpson to one exact public NFL transaction involving Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers.

1 Recorded trade
2 Teams represented
1978 Trade-history span
Teams in this profile: Buffalo Bills San Francisco 49ers

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Trade History Overview

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Transaction Snapshot

Recorded Trade

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Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers

Buffalo Bills Win Tier: major Confidence: high

Buffalo traded O.J. Simpson to San Francisco for five draft choices spread across three drafts. The package included the 1979 No. 1 overall pick and the 1980 second-round selection used on Joe Cribbs. Not every pick became a Bills star, but the volume, premium position and later productive players gave Buffalo far more long-term value than Simpson provided the 49ers.

Assets Received

Buffalo Bills
  • Pick 1978 second round pick (#38-Scott Hutchinson)
  • Pick 1978 third round pick (#65-Dan Fulton / Danny Fulton)
  • Pick 1979 first round pick (#1-Tom Cousineau)
  • Pick 1979 fourth round pick (#83-Ken Johnson (c))
  • Pick 1980 second round pick (#29-Joe Cribbs)
San Francisco 49ers
  • Player O.J. Simpson

Team Grades

Buffalo Bills A-
San Francisco 49ers D+
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