TradeVerdicts records 5 trades between
Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco 49ers across 1967–1988. Historical
franchise identities are normalized to the current franchises here,
while each underlying trade keeps its own sourced date, assets,
grades, and verdict.
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5 Recorded Trades
Oldest to newest
Trade 1
March 14, 1967
San Francisco 49ers Win
Atlanta FalconsD+
San Francisco 49ersB-
Atlanta Falcons received
Bernie Casey
Jim Wilson
Jim Norton
San Francisco 49ers received
1967 first round pick (#3-Steve Spurrier (Sr.))
Atlanta traded the No. 3 pick in the 1967 draft to San Francisco for Bernie Casey, Jim Wilson and Jim Norton. The 49ers used the selection on Steve Spurrier. Casey refused to play for Atlanta and was quickly redirected to the Rams, while Wilson and Norton produced limited Falcons value. Spurrier never became a star quarterback, but San Francisco still received the stronger durable return.
Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco 49ers exchanged Dwight Lee for draft pick (selection not identified). Atlanta unquestionably received on-field service from Lee. The conflict is best handled by separating the certain player movement from the uncertain pick outcome. In hindsight, Atlanta Falcons produced the stronger realized return, with the grade based on actual post-trade service and traceable downstream value rather than the nominal asset label alone.
Atlanta moved down and selected Cliff Benson at No. 132 and Dan Ralph at No. 163. Their combined NFL contribution was limited, leaving the Falcons without a meaningful long-term return from two selections. Because San Francisco used the pick it acquired on an elite, championship-era defender, the gap in realized football value is unusually large for a fifth-round trade.
Atlanta acquired defensive lineman Lawrence Pillers from San Francisco for linebacker Fulton Kuykendall in July 1985. Pillers appeared in nine games for the Falcons that season and recorded two sacks, giving Atlanta at least a useful rotational return. Kuykendall's 49ers tenure amounted to one game. The stakes were modest, but Atlanta clearly received more on-field value from the player-for-player exchange.
1989 conditional tenth round draft choice (final conveyance not established)
On 1988-06-08, Atlanta Falcons received Tim Foley, while San Francisco 49ers received 1989 conditional tenth round draft choice (final conveyance not established). The final verdict is Even Trade, with Atlanta Falcons graded C and San Francisco 49ers graded C. The hindsight view follows the documented consideration and later traceable value without treating every named pick outcome as if it had been directly exchanged on trade day. Any conditional, undisclosed, or unidentified component is credited only to the extent that the surviving evidence establishes it.
