Kansas City Chiefs–Tampa Bay Buccaneers Trade History

Tampa Bay acquired running back Jeff Smith from Kansas City on September 3, 1987, for an eighth-round pick in the 1988 draft. Smith gave the Buccaneers two seasons of offensive depth, including 309 rushing yards and four total touchdowns in 1987. Kansas City retained value through the future pick, which later became part of the Steve DeBerg trade. Both clubs turned a modest asset into something useful.

Kansas City acquired veteran quarterback Steve DeBerg from Tampa Bay on March 31, 1988, sending safety Mark Robinson and 1988 fourth- and eighth-round selections to the Buccaneers. DeBerg became the Chiefs' primary starter for much of the next four seasons and delivered an excellent 1990 campaign, giving Kansas City substantially more immediate and sustained value from the exchange.

Kansas City acquired veteran linebacker Ervin Randle from Tampa Bay near the end of the 1991 preseason for a 1992 fifth-round selection. Randle supplied only short-term Chiefs depth, while Tampa Bay used the future choice at No. 132 on defensive lineman Santana Dotson. Dotson became a four-year Buccaneers starter and productive pass rusher, giving the future draft asset considerably more sustained team value than Randle provided in Kansas City.

Kansas City acquired defensive back Darren Anderson from Tampa Bay on August 23, 1994, for a 1995 seventh-round pick. Anderson stayed with the Chiefs for four seasons, appearing in 53 games and contributing on defense and special teams. Tampa Bay used the No. 227 choice on Jeff Rodgers, who did not become an NFL regular. Kansas City clearly received the better football return.

Tampa Bay's 1998 media guide dates the Melvin Johnson trade to April 19, not April 20, and the return is traceable as a conditional 1999 sixth-round pick, No. 182. Kansas City received only seven games, one start and one sack from Johnson. Tampa Bay later traded No. 182 for picks No. 195 and No. 233, but neither resulting selection produced Buccaneers regular-season value. The small returns leave this essentially even.

Tampa Bay acquired defensive tackle Ryan Sims from Kansas City in May 2007 for a conditional 2009 seventh-round pick. The condition was tied to Sims spending at least six games on the Buccaneers' active roster in 2008 and was satisfied. Kansas City later returned the right to that pick to Tampa Bay in the Michael Bennett trade, while Sims appeared in 46 games and made 19 starts for the Buccaneers from 2007 through 2010.

Tampa Bay acquired Michael Bennett plus the return of its conditional 2009 seventh-round pick, while Kansas City received Tampa Bay’s 2008 sixth-rounder. Bennett gave the Buccaneers 13 games across 2007-08, including 201 rushing yards and two total touchdowns in 2007. Tampa later moved the restored seventh-rounder, while Kansas City moved No. 187 to Minnesota in the Jared Allen deal, making the realized package specific: a 2008 sixth-rounder to Kansas City and a returned 2009 seventh-rounder to Tampa Bay.

Kansas City sent defensive lineman Alex Magee and a 2011 sixth-round pick to Tampa Bay for a 2011 fifth-rounder. The Chiefs used the pick on quarterback Ricky Stanzi, who never appeared in a regular-season NFL game. Tampa Bay received eight games and two sacks from Magee, while sixth-rounder Allen Bradford appeared only briefly. The Buccaneers win narrowly because Magee supplied the only meaningful immediate production.

Tampa Bay traded Nos. 74 and 106 to Kansas City to move up for kicker Roberto Aguayo at No. 59. Aguayo made only 22 of 31 field goals as a rookie and was released before his second season. Kansas City got limited value from KeiVarae Russell but useful defensive-back snaps from Eric Murray. The Chiefs' return was modest; Tampa Bay's costly miss makes the verdict decisive.