NFL Trade History

Shonn Greene NFL Trade History

TradeVerdicts connects Shonn Greene to 3 exact public NFL transactions involving New York Jets, Washington Commanders, New Orleans Saints, and Detroit Lions.

3 Recorded trades
4 Teams represented
2007–2009 Trade-history span

Player Transaction Context

Why Shonn Greene Appears in the Trade Database

3 direct asset mentions

This profile follows Shonn Greene across 3 recorded transactions from August 23, 2007 through April 26, 2009. Each connection below comes from the database relationship for that transaction rather than a name-only search.

Trade 1

August 23, 2007

Washington Commanders Win

New York Jets received 2009 fourth-round pick, No. 115 overall (later traded to Detroit in the Shonn Greene trade-up).

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Trade 2

February 29, 2008

New Orleans Saints Win

New York Jets received 2009 3rd round pick (76th overall; later traded to Detroit in the move for Shonn Greene).

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Across this profile, the recorded verdicts are Washington Commanders Win; New Orleans Saints Win; Detroit Lions Win. The timeline spans 2007–2009 and 4 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

Oldest to newest

Trade 1 of 3

New York Jets and Washington Commanders

Washington Commanders Win Tier: minor Confidence: high

Washington acquired veteran guard Pete Kendall from the New York Jets on August 23, 2007. The conditional compensation escalated to a 2009 fourth-round pick, No. 115 overall, after Kendall met the playing-time trigger; he started all 32 regular-season games for Washington across 2007 and 2008.

Assets Received

Washington Commanders
  • Player Pete Kendall
New York Jets
  • Pick 2009 fourth-round pick, No. 115 overall (later traded to Detroit in the Shonn Greene trade-up)

Team Grades

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Trade 2 of 3

New Orleans Saints and New York Jets

New Orleans Saints Win Tier: major Confidence: high

New Orleans acquired linebacker Jonathan Vilma from the Jets in 2008 and later sent New York a 2009 third-round pick after the trade's conditions were met; the Saints also received a 2009 fourth-rounder. Vilma became a defensive captain, made the 2009 Pro Bowl and helped lead the Saints to their Super Bowl XLIV championship. New York gained useful draft value, but New Orleans secured the centerpiece.

Assets Received

New Orleans Saints
  • Player Jonathan Vilma
  • Pick 2009 4th round pick (118th overall, Stanley Arnoux)
New York Jets
  • Pick 2008 4th round pick (113th overall, Dwight Lowery)
  • Pick 2009 3rd round pick (76th overall; later traded to Detroit in the move for Shonn Greene)

Team Grades

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Trade 3 of 3

Detroit Lions and New York Jets

Detroit Lions Win Tier: minor Confidence: high

The Jets moved from No. 76 to No. 65 in the 2009 third round to select running back Shonn Greene. Detroit received Nos. 76, 115 and 228, turning those choices into DeAndre Levy, Sammie Lee Hill and Lydon Murtha. Greene contributed for New York, but the Lions gained three selections and found substantial defensive value, giving Detroit the clear win.

Assets Received

New York Jets
  • Pick 2009 third round pick (#65-Shonn Greene)
Detroit Lions
  • Pick 2009 third round pick (#76-DeAndre Levy)
  • Pick 2009 fourth round pick (#115-Sammie Lee Hill)
  • Pick 2009 seventh round pick (#228-Lydon Murtha)

Team Grades

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