Green Bay Packers–Los Angeles Rams Trade History

Green Bay received Ookie Miller, who played eleven games and started seven for the Packers in 1938. That immediate role gave Green Bay meaningful value from the transaction and comfortably exceeded the limited return produced by Lou Gordon after the exchange. The B+ grade reflects that realized football value and the complete supported package, while the overall verdict is Green Bay Packers Win.

Green Bay acquired Dick Zoll from the Rams in a 1939 transaction involving Packers draftee John Yerby. Zoll appeared in only one Packers game with no start and was released in September. Yerby has no traceable NFL regular-season career, leaving both teams with almost no realized value from the exchange. The safest hindsight judgment remains a low-impact even trade.

Green Bay Packers received Clyde Johnson, who was waived before Green Bay's 1948 regular-season opener and therefore played no regular-season games for the Packers. The return earns a D, versus A- for Los Angeles/Cleveland/St. Louis Rams, with a hindsight verdict of Los Angeles Rams Win. Concrete team-specific production and downstream results drive the grade.

Green Bay acquired Bobby Thomason from Los Angeles in July 1951 on a conditional look-see arrangement rather than for two picks that actually changed hands. Contemporary reports said compensation would be settled only if Thomason stayed; he was later returned to the Rams, and proposed first- and second-round demands were never completed. Neither club realized lasting value.

Green Bay acquired rookie center-linebacker Jerry Grenier from Los Angeles in August 1951. Contemporary Packers reporting says no player or cash was given to the Rams, but Grenier never appeared on Green Bay's 1951 regular-season roster. The Packers therefore obtained a training-camp look without measurable regular-season value, making the acquisition essentially a no-cost evaluation rather than a productive roster addition.

Green Bay closed the Bobby Thomason experiment on December 27, 1951, returning the quarterback to Los Angeles instead of surrendering its 1952 first- and second-round selections under the conditional agreement. Thomason had helped the Packers for one season, but the club ultimately kept both premium choices. That combination of useful short-term quarterback play and preserved draft capital gives Green Bay the better outcome.

Green Bay sent veteran end Stretch Elliott and a 1956 draft choice to Los Angeles for tackle Tom Dahms in August 1955. Dahms immediately solved a major offensive-line shortage and started all 12 games for the Packers that season. The Rams turned the pick into A.D. Williams and received Elliott, but Green Bay got the most dependable immediate value.

Green Bay Packers received Jim Carmichael on a conditional preseason acquisition; Green Bay returned him to the Rams on August 8, 1956, before he made the regular-season roster. The return earns a D, versus D for Los Angeles/Cleveland/St. Louis Rams, with a hindsight verdict of Even Trade. Concrete team-specific production and downstream results drive the grade.

Green Bay sent center Ken Iman to Los Angeles in early February 1964 without receiving new consideration that day. Packers historical research says the transfer fulfilled the future value Los Angeles expected after allowing quarterback Zeke Bratkowski to reach Green Bay on waivers in October 1963, although Rams president Dan Reeves declined to confirm that linkage. Iman later started 140 consecutive regular-season games for the Rams.

Green Bay acquired receiver Carroll Dale from Los Angeles in a straight-up exchange for linebacker Dan Currie. Dale became a premier Packers deep threat, earned three Pro Bowl selections and contributed to three consecutive championship teams. Currie brought an accomplished Green Bay career to Los Angeles but remained with the Rams for only two seasons, giving the Packers substantially more lasting value.

Green Bay sent veteran running back Tom Moore to Los Angeles for quarterback Ron Smith, the rights to tackle Dick Arndt, and a 1967 second-round pick used on Dave Dunaway. Moore immediately caught 60 passes for the Rams in 1966 but lasted only one season there. Green Bay's three incoming assets also failed to become long-term Packers contributors. Both clubs received short-lived value without a lasting cornerstone, making the exchange essentially even.

Green Bay acquired fullback Ben Wilson from Los Angeles for a 1968 second-round pick after Jim Taylor’s departure. Wilson immediately rushed for 453 yards and two touchdowns in 1967, added 88 receiving yards and helped the Packers win another championship, including 65 rushing yards in Super Bowl II. The Rams received a valuable No. 53 pick, but Green Bay’s immediate title-season payoff gives the Packers the edge.

Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams completed this trade on 1971-01-28. Williams lasted only one Rams season, but he supplied meaningful rushing, receiving and return production. Green Bay's acquired selections did not produce comparable Packers value, with Virgil Robinson's NFL service coming elsewhere. The post-trade results provide the clearest measure of what each club gained from the exchange. The historical return supports a Los Angeles Rams Win verdict, with Green Bay Packers graded C and Los Angeles Rams graded B.

Green Bay acquired veteran linebacker Tommy Crutcher from Los Angeles for a future fourth-round pick. Crutcher returned to the Packers for a second stint and provided useful short-term depth, but the Rams turned a player nearing the end of his career into a defined draft asset. Los Angeles later used the 1973 No. 99 selection on Terry Nelson, preserving longer-term roster value from the deal.

Green Bay acquired linebacker Doug Woodlief from Los Angeles on a conditional basis in June 1972. The condition mattered: Green Bay owed an undisclosed draft choice only if Woodlief made the 1972 roster. He was waived on July 22, and coach Dan Devine said the Packers therefore owed the Rams nothing. Neither side ultimately realized regular-season value from the transaction, supporting an even C/C result.

Green Bay received veteran tackle Harry Schuh late in the 1974 preseason and got immediate line help. Schuh appeared in all 14 regular-season games and started seven for the Packers, giving the club useful short-term value from a modest acquisition. That playing time comfortably exceeded the return generated by the late draft choice Green Bay surrendered, supporting a B grade for the Packers.

Green Bay sent first-, second- and third-round choices in 1975 plus first- and second-round choices in 1976 to Los Angeles for 34-year-old quarterback John Hadl. Hadl went 7-12 as a Packers starter across 1974 and 1975 and threw nine touchdowns against 29 interceptions in his 22 Green Bay games. The Rams used or converted the haul into Mike Fanning, Monte Jackson, Geoff Reece, Ron Jessie and Pat Thomas, with Jackson and Thomas becoming Pro Bowl defensive backs. That balance of realized value gives the edge to Los Angeles Rams.

Green Bay acquired veteran center Bill Curry for a conditional future draft choice, but Curry's injury problems led him to retire during the 1975 preseason without appearing in a Packers regular-season game that year. The Rams did not receive a usable pick because the condition was not triggered. With zero realized on-field return on either side, C grades for both teams and an Even Trade verdict fit the realized outcome.

Green Bay acquired Rick Nuzum from the Rams in August 1978 for one 1980 fifth-round pick that became No. 116. Nuzum offered the Packers immediate roster depth but did not develop into a major long-term return. The Rams later moved No. 116 to Cleveland, which selected Elvis Franks, but that later transaction is downstream history. The direct exchange produced little separation.

Green Bay acquired rookie center Mike Wellman from the Rams for a 1981 fifth-round pick. Wellman stayed two seasons but never started, appearing in 20 games before leaving the Packers. Los Angeles gave up a recent third-rounder, yet recovered a tradable future fifth. With Green Bay receiving only reserve-level service, the Rams hold the modest hindsight edge.

On 1983-06-28, Green Bay Packers received undisclosed draft pick, while Los Angeles Rams received John Thompson Jr.. The final verdict is Even Trade, with Green Bay Packers graded B- and Los Angeles Rams graded B-. 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.

Green Bay Packers received 1999 7th round pick (212th overall, Chris Akins) from Los Angeles Rams. Green Bay received the 1999 seventh-round selection used on Chris Akins. Akins eventually appeared in Packers games, but only after spending time elsewhere, making the return modest and delayed. That outcome supports a C grade for Green Bay Packers when the trade is measured by the football value actually realized after the exchange.

Green Bay Packers received 2001 7th round pick while Los Angeles Rams received Mike Morton. Green Bay received a future seventh-round choice, but that slot was later moved in a separate multi-pick transaction. The Packers therefore gained modest draft flexibility without a clean, direct player outcome that can be credited solely to this deal. That outcome supports a C+ grade for Green Bay Packers in this trade.

On 1999-08-13, Green Bay Packers received Aaron Laing, while Los Angeles Rams received undisclosed draft pick. The hindsight verdict is Green Bay Packers Win, with Green Bay Packers graded C+ and Los Angeles Rams graded C. The evaluation follows the documented consideration and the football value that can be traced from it, while treating conditional terms and later draft outcomes as context rather than as assets exchanged directly on trade day.

Green Bay received linebacker Robert Thomas at the 2005 roster deadline and got a useful partial season from him. Thomas gave the Packers defensive depth and real game participation, so the return was not a miss. However, the Rams received both defensive snaps and substantial kickoff-return production from Chris Johnson, leaving Green Bay with the lesser side and a C+.

Green Bay sent the 93rd pick in the 2006 draft to the Rams for Nos. 109 and 183. The Packers later traded No. 109 to Philadelphia for Nos. 115 and 185, while No. 183 became defensive lineman Johnny Jolly, a 47-game starter for Green Bay. The Rams used No. 93 on Dominique Byrd, whose NFL production was limited.

Green Bay traded pick No. 128 to St. Louis for Nos. 137 and 217. The Rams selected receiver Keenan Burton, who produced 425 yards in two seasons. Green Bay turned No. 137 into picks No. 150 and No. 209, selecting Breno Giacomini and Matt Flynn, and used No. 217 on Brett Swain. Flynn became a valuable Packers backup and Super Bowl champion, giving Green Bay the superior return.

Green Bay acquired punter Corey Bojorquez and a 2023 seventh-round pick from the Rams for a 2023 sixth-round selection. Bojorquez gave the Packers useful punting for one season, and Green Bay eventually used pick No. 235 on running back Lew Nichols. The return had practical value, but the Rams received the stronger draft asset and preserved more flexibility with the sixth-rounder.

Green Bay acquired tight end Mark Redman from the Rams for a 2028 seventh-round pick on August 30, 2026, pending a physical. Redman spent 2025 on Los Angeles’ practice squad and had not played a regular-season game, but Green Bay needed tight-end depth and liked his preseason. The Packers make a sensible low-cost roster bet; the Rams get the edge for turning likely surplus into a draft asset.