Kansas City traded rookie defensive tackle Cliff Frazier to…
Kansas City traded rookie defensive tackle Cliff Frazier to Philadelphia on August 11, 1976, for two future draft choices. Those selections became the 1977 fourth-round pick used on Mark Bailey and the 1978 fifth-round pick used on Dwight Carey. Bailey produced 27 games and nine starts for the Chiefs, giving Kansas City the clearest lasting return from the exchange.
Kansas City Chiefs Received
- pick 1977 fourth round pick (#92-Mark Bailey)
- pick 1978 fifth round pick (#118-Dwight Carey)
Philadelphia Eagles Received
- player Cliff Frazier
Trade Analysis
What Changed Hands
Kansas City announced the trade of rookie defensive tackle Cliff Frazier to Philadelphia on August 11, 1976, for two future draft choices. Contemporary reporting from the following day records the move, while Eagles and Chiefs draft histories identify the compensation as Philadelphia's 1977 fourth-round selection and 1978 fifth-round selection. Those choices became No. 92 Mark Bailey and No. 118 Dwight Carey. The combined evidence resolves the transaction date and package without relying on the later date attached to one draft-transaction compilation.
What Kansas City Received
The Chiefs converted the 1977 fourth-rounder into Bailey, a running back who supplied immediate roster value. NFL records credit Bailey with 27 games, nine starts, 564 rushing yards and 219 receiving yards across the 1977 and 1978 seasons. The 1978 fifth-round choice became Carey, a defensive tackle who did not play an NFL regular-season game. Bailey therefore carried nearly all of the realized return, but that return was tangible and lasted two seasons.
What Philadelphia Received
Philadelphia received Frazier, Kansas City's second-round selection from the 1976 draft. The Eagles did not get regular-season production from him. Historical player records show him later going to the Rams in May 1977 before Kansas City re-signed him that September. Frazier then started 12 games for the Chiefs in 1977, but that later Kansas City production came after he had left Philadelphia and does not count as value created for the Eagles by this deal.
How the Value Aged
Neither side found a star, yet Kansas City extracted more usable football value. Bailey became a two-year contributor, while Philadelphia received no regular-season Eagles games from Frazier. Carey's lack of NFL production limits the size of the Chiefs' advantage, which is why the existing C+ versus C grade spread remains appropriately modest rather than decisive.
Final Verdict
Kansas City Chiefs Win remains the best fit. The Chiefs received two documented draft assets and obtained meaningful short-term production from Bailey, while Philadelphia did not realize comparable on-field value from Frazier.