Trade 1
April 26, 2012
Cleveland Browns received 2012 1st round pick (3rd overall, Trent Richardson).
NFL Trade History
Trent Richardson NFL Trade History
TradeVerdicts connects Trent Richardson to 2 exact public NFL transactions involving Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, and Indianapolis Colts.
2 Recorded trades
3 Teams represented
2012–2013 Trade-history span
Player Transaction Context
Why Trent Richardson Appears in the Trade Database
This profile follows Trent Richardson across 2 recorded transactions from April 26, 2012 through September 18, 2013. Each connection below comes from the database relationship for that transaction rather than a name-only search.
Trade 2
September 18, 2013
Indianapolis Colts received Trent Richardson.
Across this profile, the recorded verdicts are Minnesota Vikings Win; Cleveland Browns Win. The timeline spans 2012–2013 and 3 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
2 Recorded Trades
Trade 1 of 2
Cleveland Browns and Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota moved down one spot from No. 3 to No. 4 and still drafted Matt Kalil, while Cleveland paid picks No. 118, 139 and 211 to secure Trent Richardson. Kalil made the Pro Bowl as a rookie, Jarius Wright became a useful receiver and Robert Blanton contributed in the secondary.
Assets Received
Minnesota Vikings
- Pick 2012 1st round pick (4th overall, Matt Kalil), 2012 4th round pick (118th overall, Jarius Wright), 2012 5th round pick (139th overall, Robert Blanton) and 2012 7th round pick (211th overall subsequently traded, Scott Solomon)
Cleveland Browns
- Pick 2012 1st round pick (3rd overall, Trent Richardson)
Team Grades
Trade 2 of 2
Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts
Cleveland traded Trent Richardson to Indianapolis only one season after drafting him third overall and recovered a 2014 first-round pick. Richardson’s efficiency collapsed with the Colts, validating Cleveland’s decision to sell before the rest of the league fully adjusted its valuation. The Browns later moved the pick through additional draft transactions, but the central result remains striking: they received premium capital for a running back whose NFL value disappeared quickly.
Assets Received
Cleveland Browns
- Pick 2014 1st round pick (26th overall subsequently traded, Marcus Smith)
Indianapolis Colts
- Player Trent Richardson