The Cardinals received an undisclosed draft choice for Dick…

The Exchange

Green Bay acquired veteran defensive back Dick Nolan from the Chicago Cardinals for an undisclosed draft choice at the end of August 1959. The key to evaluating the trade is separating Nolan's very brief Packers stop from what happened next. Green Bay moved him to the Giants before the season, so his later New York production does not belong to this Packers return.

Green Bay Packers Return

Nolan provided no 1959 regular-season playing value to Green Bay. Transaction history places his move to the Giants on September 7, and his 1959 stat line—12 starts and five interceptions—belongs to New York. Green Bay may have received value in the later transaction that sent him onward, but that is a separate deal. This Cardinals trade itself did not yield Packers game production from Nolan.

Chicago/Arizona Cardinals Return

The Cardinals received an undisclosed draft choice. The evidence reviewed does not establish its round, selection number or eventual player, so the downstream chain remains explicitly unknown. Arizona still receives credit for converting Nolan into draft consideration, but no specific player or career outcome should be attached to that pick without proof.

Value in Hindsight

The trade slightly favors the Cardinals because they obtained a future asset while Green Bay received no regular-season service from the player it acquired. The gap stays narrow because the value of Arizona's pick cannot be traced. Most importantly, Nolan's productive Giants season must not be misassigned to Green Bay simply because it occurred after the original transaction.

Final Verdict

The Cardinals win narrowly, C+ to C. Arizona secured draft consideration; Green Bay's Nolan acquisition produced no Packers regular-season return before he was moved again. The modest grades reflect the unresolved pick identity and keep the analysis tied to this transaction rather than a later Giants deal.