Verified NFL Trade Profile
TradeVerdicts connects Raymond Chester / Ray Chester to 2 exact public NFL transactions involving Indianapolis Colts and Las Vegas Raiders.
How to Read This Profile
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
Trade 1 of 2
Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders received Charles Smith / Bubba Smith from Indianapolis/Baltimore Colts for Raymond Chester / Ray Chester. The recorded outcome does not show enough separation to identify a clear winner.
Trade 2 of 2
Baltimore acquired wide receiver Mike Siani and a 1979 third-round pick for Raymond Chester and a 1979 second-rounder. Siani gave the Colts three seasons, and the draft choice retained value before being moved to Houston. The Colts received legitimate pieces, but neither matched Chester’s impact after his return to Oakland.