Green Bay Packers–Seattle Seahawks Trade History

Green Bay acquired linebacker Don Hansen from expansion Seattle for cash on September 21, 1976. Hansen quickly became a defensive regular, starting the final ten games of the season and recording 79 solo tackles plus 23 assists according to the Packers' next media guide. Seattle received financial consideration rather than a football asset. That immediate starting production makes Green Bay the clear winner.

Green Bay acquired veteran tight end Dan Ross from Seattle on August 19, 1986 for a 1987 twelfth-round pick. Ross immediately played 15 games with 10 starts for the Packers, catching 17 passes for 143 yards and a touchdown. Seattle used No. 312 on defensive end Wes Dove, who appeared in only two regular-season games, giving Green Bay the more substantial return from a low-cost deal.

Green Bay acquired veteran defensive back Dave Brown from Seattle on August 26, 1987, for an eleventh-round pick in the 1988 draft. Brown immediately became a Packers starter and opened 44 games across three seasons, intercepting 12 passes. Seattle's future selection became Rick McLeod at No. 284 and produced no comparable NFL value. Green Bay bought several years of starting secondary play for a minimal draft price.

Seattle acquired safety Dave McCloughan from Green Bay for a sixth-round pick in April 1993. McCloughan contributed on defense and special teams during a brief Seahawks stint, giving Seattle inexpensive veteran depth. Green Bay used No. 141 on cornerback Doug Evans, who quickly became a starter and built a 163-game NFL career. The draft choice produced substantially more sustained value.

Green Bay Packers received Eugene Robinson. Green Bay received Eugene Robinson, who became a starter on the Super Bowl XXXI championship team and remained an important contributor. That result supports an A for Green Bay Packers. The overall comparison favors Green Bay Packers, which produced the stronger realized return. The grade reflects the realized player service and draft value tied directly to this transaction, without assigning extra credit for outcomes that cannot be traced confidently to the exchanged assets.

Seattle acquired Derrick Mayes from Green Bay for a 2000 seventh-round pick. Mayes immediately started 15 games in 1999 and caught 62 passes for 829 yards and 10 touchdowns, giving the Seahawks a major return for minimal draft cost. Green Bay used the pick on defensive tackle Ron Moore, who played only one career NFL game. The production gap makes Seattle the clear winner.

Green Bay acquired Ahman Green and Seattle's fifth-round pick for cornerback Fred Vinson and a sixth-rounder. Green became the Packers' all-time leading rusher, made four consecutive Pro Bowls and produced more than 8,000 rushing yards for the franchise. Vinson never played a regular-season game for Seattle, while the exchanged picks yielded only marginal value. This became one of Green Bay's best veteran acquisitions.

Seattle acquired quarterback Matt Hasselbeck and moved from No. 10 to No. 17, where it selected Hall of Fame guard Steve Hutchinson. Green Bay used No. 10 on Jamal Reynolds and No. 72 on Torrance Marshall. Hasselbeck became a three-time Pro Bowler and longtime Seahawks starter, while Hutchinson became a Hall of Famer. Reynolds produced only 18 career games and three sacks, making this one of Seattle’s most lopsided wins.

Green Bay moved from No. 28 to No. 20 in the 2002 draft, sending Seattle picks 28 and 60 while receiving No. 20 and No. 156. The Packers selected Javon Walker and Aaron Kampman; Seattle chose Jerramy Stevens and Anton Palepoi. Walker became a Pro Bowl receiver and Kampman a Pro Bowl pass rusher, giving Green Bay two high-level contributors from a package Seattle could not match.

Seattle sent the 147th pick in the 2003 draft to Green Bay for selections 165 and 203. The Seahawks used No. 165 on Chris Davis and later moved No. 203 to New Orleans, while Green Bay used No. 147 on James Lee. Neither team produced a notable long-term player directly from the exchange, and Seattle's later movement of No. 203 did not create a decisive advantage, leaving the original trade essentially even.

Seattle traded pick No. 18 and a seventh-rounder to Green Bay for Nos. 27, 76 and 186. The Seahawks selected Rashaad Penny at 27, later turned No. 76 into Rasheem Green and another pick, and used No. 186 on Jacob Martin, who became part of the Jadeveon Clowney trade. Green Bay used No. 18 on Jaire Alexander, an All-Pro cornerback, giving the Packers the best individual player from a deal that still produced several useful Seattle assets.

Green Bay traded backup quarterback Brett Hundley to Seattle for a 2019 sixth-round pick that became No. 194 and Dexter Williams. Williams produced only a small rushing role for the Packers, but Green Bay still converted a quarterback it no longer needed into a draft asset. Seattle carried Hundley as veteran insurance without receiving regular-season quarterback production, leaving the realized value nearly even.

Seattle traded the 21st pick in 2019 to Green Bay for Nos. 30, 114 and 118. Green Bay selected Darnell Savage, who started 69 regular-season games over five seasons and intercepted nine passes. Seattle repeatedly moved the acquired selections, and two branches of the deal ultimately combined to acquire the pick used on DK Metcalf, who produced 6,324 receiving yards and 48 touchdowns in six Seahawks seasons. Seattle's asset tree became far more valuable.

Green Bay moved to No. 216 and selected kicker Trey Smack. By the end of the 2026 preseason, Smack had won the Packers' kicking job, giving Green Bay an immediate roster return from the trade. Because the regular season had not yet begun, the grade remains deliberately restrained, but current roster value favors the Packers over Seattle's two later selections.