NFL Trade History

Willie Lanier NFL Trade History

TradeVerdicts connects Willie Lanier to one exact public NFL transaction involving Indianapolis Colts and Kansas City Chiefs.

1 Recorded trade
2 Teams represented
1978 Trade-history span
Teams in this profile: Indianapolis Colts Kansas City Chiefs

Player Transaction Context

Why Willie Lanier Appears in the Trade Database

1 direct asset mention

This profile is tied to the April 24, 1978 transaction between Indianapolis Colts and Kansas City Chiefs. The card below shows exactly where Willie Lanier appears in the recorded return, then links to the full sourced verdict.

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.

The cards summarize the date, teams, assets, grades, and verdict. Open the full trade page for the complete analysis and sourcing context. Grading standards are explained in the TradeVerdicts methodology.

Transaction Snapshot

Recorded Trade

Oldest to newest

Trade 1 of 1

Indianapolis Colts and Kansas City Chiefs

Even Trade Tier: standard Confidence: high

Baltimore acquired Hall of Fame linebacker Willie Lanier, but Lanier never played a regular-season game for the Colts. He announced his retirement in July 1978, three months after the trade, so Baltimore received no on-field return from the veteran acquisition. The hindsight grade is C, with the overall verdict recorded as Even Trade.

Assets Received

Indianapolis Colts
  • Player Willie Lanier
Kansas City Chiefs
  • Pick 1978 fifth round pick (#134-Robert Woods (Christopher))

Team Grades

Indianapolis Colts C
Kansas City Chiefs C
Read the full trade verdict