Los Angeles Rams received Gerald Circo / Jerald Circo from…
Los Angeles Rams received Gerald Circo / Jerald Circo from Philadelphia Eagles in the 1966-07-26 trade. Los Angeles acquired Jerald Circo; his Rams tenure did not produce a durable regular-season contribution. Philadelphia Eagles's return was 1967 seventh round pick (#174-John Williams). Philadelphia received the seventh-round pick used on John Williams at No. 174. Those realized outcomes, rather than the labels on the assets alone, drive the hindsight grade.
Los Angeles Rams Received
- player Gerald Circo / Jerald Circo
Philadelphia Eagles Received
- pick 1967 seventh round pick (#174-John Williams)
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
On 1966-07-26, Los Angeles Rams received Gerald Circo / Jerald Circo, while Philadelphia Eagles received 1967 seventh round pick (#174-John Williams). Hindsight turns on what those assets actually produced for the acquiring clubs, not on the abstract value of a player name or draft slot.
Los Angeles Rams Return
Los Angeles acquired Jerald Circo; his Rams tenure did not produce a durable regular-season contribution. That result is the basis for Los Angeles Rams's B grade. Production created for another franchise is not credited back to Los Angeles Rams, and a pick later moved again is valued through the transaction Los Angeles Rams actually made with it. The goal is to isolate the football value that stayed with the acquiring team.
Philadelphia Eagles Return
Philadelphia received the seventh-round pick used on John Williams at No. 174. Pro Football Archives shows Williams was signed and released by Philadelphia and did not appear in an NFL regular-season game. That supports Philadelphia Eagles's C+ grade. A condition that never triggered, a player who never appeared, or a pick sent elsewhere is treated differently from a contributor who actually played for Philadelphia Eagles. The grade follows the realized outcome rather than the nominal size of the asset.
Value in Hindsight
The comparison is therefore specific to this exchange. Los Angeles Rams's result came from Gerald Circo / Jerald Circo; Philadelphia Eagles's came from 1967 seventh round pick (#174-John Williams). The chain stops when an asset leaves the club, unless the club received another identifiable asset in that downstream move. That prevents the evaluation from assigning a later player's career to the wrong franchise.
Final Verdict
The supported grades are Los Angeles Rams B and Philadelphia Eagles C+, producing Los Angeles/Cleveland/St. Louis Rams Win. The key evidence is concrete: Los Angeles acquired Jerald Circo; his Rams tenure did not produce a durable regular-season contribution. Philadelphia received the seventh-round pick used on John Williams at No. 174. Those results explain the grades without relying on generic trade-value language.