Trade 1
August 18, 1981
Tampa Bay Buccaneers received Steve Furness.
NFL Trade History
Steve Furness NFL Trade History
TradeVerdicts connects Steve Furness to one exact public NFL transaction involving Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
1 Recorded trade
2 Teams represented
1981 Trade-history span
Player Transaction Context
Why Steve Furness Appears in the Trade Database
This profile is tied to the August 18, 1981 transaction between Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The card below shows exactly where Steve Furness appears in the recorded return, then links to the full sourced verdict.
How to Read This Profile
Trade History Overview
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Transaction Snapshot
Recorded Trade
Trade 1 of 1
Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Pittsburgh traded veteran defensive lineman Steve Furness to Tampa Bay on August 18, 1981 for an undisclosed future draft choice. Contemporary UPI transaction reports and Steelers history confirm the move. Tampa Bay released Furness before the regular season, and no exercised downstream Pittsburgh selection is identified in the reviewed record, leaving the deal with no realized regular-season return on either side.
Assets Received
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Pick conditional future draft choice (no exercised selection identified)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Player Steve Furness