Los Angeles Chargers
Trade grades, verdicts, asset movement, and historical context for Los Angeles Chargers trades.
Recent Trades
Minnesota received Jeremiah Sirles and sent 2016 6th round pick (198th overall, Derek Watt).
Minnesota received Tonio Fonoti and sent an undisclosed 2006 draft pick.
Vikings received 1986 first round pick (#14-Gerald Robinson); 1986 second round pick (#44-Mark Collins); sent 1986 first round pick (#8-Leslie O'Neal); 1986 third round pick (#66-Terry Unrein).
Vikings received Chuck Muncie; sent 1986 conditional sixth round pick (if Muncie remains with Vikings for the 1985 season) (not exercised).
Contingency clause exercised: Vikings received 1985 3rd-round pick (#66-Tim Long) rather than Billy Shields. This is a continuation record for MIN-1984-08-10-0153, not a standalone trade.
Vikings sent OT John Turner to Chargers. Initial return was OT Billy Shields, later converted per contingency clause to a 1985 3rd-round pick (#66, Tim Long). Tim Long was a backup OL — modest return for a starter.
Vikings received 1983 sixth round pick / undisclosed pick (?-?); sent Jeff Siemon.
Vikings sent Pro Bowl G Ed White (1969 2nd-rounder from the Tarkenton trade, 1975 All-Pro, 8 seasons in Minnesota) to San Diego and received RB Rickey Young. Young was serviceable (caught 88 passes in 1978, a then-NFL record for RBs) but giving up White — a foundational OL piece — for a running back was a poor long-term decision.
Vikings received 1974 second round pick (#29-John Holland); 1974 third round pick (#64-Steve Craig); sent Carl Gersbach; Clint Jones.
Vikings received draft pick (?-?); sent Bill Sabatino.
Major Trades
Vikings sent Pro Bowl G Ed White (1969 2nd-rounder from the Tarkenton trade, 1975 All-Pro, 8 seasons in Minnesota) to San Diego and received RB Rickey Young. Young was serviceable (caught 88 passes in 1978, a then-NFL record for RBs) but giving up White — a foundational OL piece — for a running back was a poor long-term decision.
Vikings received 1974 second round pick (#29-John Holland); 1974 third round pick (#64-Steve Craig); sent Carl Gersbach; Clint Jones.
All Trades
10 recordsMinnesota received Jeremiah Sirles and sent 2016 6th round pick (198th overall, Derek Watt).
Minnesota received Tonio Fonoti and sent an undisclosed 2006 draft pick.
Vikings received 1986 first round pick (#14-Gerald Robinson); 1986 second round pick (#44-Mark Collins); sent 1986 first round pick (#8-Leslie O'Neal); 1986 third round pick (#66-Terry Unrein).
Vikings received Chuck Muncie; sent 1986 conditional sixth round pick (if Muncie remains with Vikings for the 1985 season) (not exercised).
Contingency clause exercised: Vikings received 1985 3rd-round pick (#66-Tim Long) rather than Billy Shields. This is a continuation record for MIN-1984-08-10-0153, not a standalone trade.
Vikings sent OT John Turner to Chargers. Initial return was OT Billy Shields, later converted per contingency clause to a 1985 3rd-round pick (#66, Tim Long). Tim Long was a backup OL — modest return for a starter.
Vikings received 1983 sixth round pick / undisclosed pick (?-?); sent Jeff Siemon.
Vikings sent Pro Bowl G Ed White (1969 2nd-rounder from the Tarkenton trade, 1975 All-Pro, 8 seasons in Minnesota) to San Diego and received RB Rickey Young. Young was serviceable (caught 88 passes in 1978, a then-NFL record for RBs) but giving up White — a foundational OL piece — for a running back was a poor long-term decision.
Vikings received 1974 second round pick (#29-John Holland); 1974 third round pick (#64-Steve Craig); sent Carl Gersbach; Clint Jones.
Vikings received draft pick (?-?); sent Bill Sabatino.