Trade 1
May 16, 1985
Cleveland Browns received Victor Oatis.
NFL Trade History
Victor Oatis NFL Trade History
TradeVerdicts connects Victor Oatis to one exact public NFL transaction involving Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts.
1 Recorded trade
2 Teams represented
1985 Trade-history span
Player Transaction Context
Why Victor Oatis Appears in the Trade Database
This profile is tied to the May 16, 1985 transaction between Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts. The card below shows exactly where Victor Oatis appears in the recorded return, then links to the full sourced verdict.
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Trade History Overview
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Transaction Snapshot
Recorded Trade
Trade 1 of 1
Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts
Cleveland acquired wide receiver Victor Oatis from Indianapolis on May 16, 1985 for a conditional 1986 twelfth-round pick. The condition was not met, so the draft choice did not convey. Oatis had recorded regular-season production for the Colts earlier in his career but did not produce a documented Browns regular-season contribution, leaving Cleveland with a no-cost look rather than meaningful realized value.
Assets Received
Cleveland Browns
- Player Victor Oatis
Indianapolis Colts
- Pick Conditional 1986 12th round pick (condition not met; no selection conveyed)