Tom Keating
Trade history, asset movement, verdicts, and team impact for Tom Keating.
Trade Impact Summary
Tom Keating appears in 3 trade records in the TradeVerdicts database.
Related Trades
Summary: Pittsburgh acquired 1975 15th round pick (#371-Jim Thatcher) from Kansas City Chiefs for Tom Keating. Analysis: This 1974 transaction with Kansas City Chiefs registered as a roughly balanced exchange. Both clubs addressed their stated roster or draft-board priorities without a clear winner emerging from the historical record. The assets involved were comparable in tier and subsequent career value.
Summary: Pittsburgh acquired Tom Keating from Las Vegas/Oakland Raiders for 1974 fourth round pick (probably #100-James Allen / Jim Allen / Jimmy Allen). Analysis: The trade grades against Pittsburgh because the outgoing side carried more durable value, stronger draft upside, or a better long-term return for Las Vegas/Oakland Raiders.
Vikings traded aging HOF RB Hugh McElhenny to Giants and received two future picks. The 1964 4th-rounder (#53) became DT Tom Keating (solid AFL/NFL career with Raiders), and the 1965 2nd-rounder (#15) became OT Archie Sutton (Minnesota starter 1965–71, 100+ games). McElhenny played two undistinguished seasons in NY. Minnesota extracted solid value from an aging legend.