Baltimore Ravens–Tampa Bay Buccaneers Trade History
TradeVerdicts records 5 trades between
Baltimore Ravens and Tampa Bay Buccaneers across 1998–2014. 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
February 18, 1998
Even Trade
Baltimore RavensB-
Tampa Bay BuccaneersB-
Baltimore Ravens received
Errict Rhett
Tampa Bay Buccaneers received
1999 3rd round pick (72nd overall; later traded back to Baltimore)
Baltimore acquired running back Errict Rhett from Tampa Bay for a 1999 third-round pick. Rhett gave the Ravens two seasons, including 852 rushing yards and five touchdowns in 1999. Tampa Bay did not simply keep the future pick; it later sent the same selection back to Baltimore for a 1998 fourth-rounder. Both clubs extracted usable value, leaving the original exchange close to even.
Baltimore sent pick No. 104 to Tampa Bay in 1998 for a 1999 third-round selection. The Ravens later packaged that future third in the trade for quarterback Scott Mitchell, who spent only one season in Baltimore. Tampa Bay used No. 104 on Todd Washington, a reserve interior lineman who provided several seasons of roster value. The exchange stayed modest, with a slight hindsight edge to Tampa Bay.
Baltimore Ravens received 1999 6th round pick (185th overall subsequently traded, Talance Sawyer) in the 1999-04-17 exchange with Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Baltimore moved the acquired No. 185 pick to Minnesota for veteran lineman Everett Lindsay, who started all sixteen games for the Ravens in 1999. Against Tampa Bay Buccaneers' return of Eric Zeier, that outcome supports a B grade. The transaction is judged Baltimore Ravens Win, with the mark tied to the football value that actually followed from the deal.
Baltimore acquired veteran defensive lineman Marques Douglas for an undisclosed 2009 draft choice and a conditional 2010 selection. Douglas provided immediate roster value, while the exact downstream benefit of Tampa Bay's draft compensation is limited in the available record. The C grade reflects a reasonable veteran acquisition without enough separation to move this exchange beyond an Even Trade verdict.
Baltimore acquired center Jeremy Zuttah for a 2015 fifth-round pick and received 41 starts over three seasons, including Pro Bowl recognition in 2016. Tampa Bay used the pick on receiver Kenny Bell, who never appeared in a regular-season game for the Buccaneers. The Ravens solved a starting-line need at a minimal draft cost, while Tampa Bay received virtually no on-field return.
