Tampa Bay acquired Michael Bennett plus the return of its…
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 Chiefs Received
- pick 2008 sixth round pick (#187 overall, later traded to Minnesota)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Received
- player Michael Bennett
- pick 2009 seventh round pick (#226 overall, conditional return; later traded to Pittsburgh)
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
On October 16, 2007, Tampa Bay acquired running back Michael Bennett from Kansas City. The Buccaneers’ own retrospective provides the exact draft terms: Tampa sent its 2008 sixth-round pick and received Bennett plus the Buccaneers’ previously traded 2009 seventh-round pick. Kansas City would have kept that seventh if Bennett rushed for at least 400 yards with Tampa in 2007; he finished well below the threshold, so the pick returned to the Buccaneers.
Kansas City Chiefs Return
Kansas City received the 2008 sixth-round selection that became No. 187. The Chiefs did not use that pick on a player; it was later included in the Jared Allen trade with Minnesota. That makes the pick real value, but the later Viking selected at No. 187 should not be credited to Kansas City as though the Chiefs made the selection. The Chiefs receive a C+ for turning a reserve back into usable draft currency.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Return
Tampa Bay received Bennett and recovered its 2009 seventh-rounder. Bennett played eight games with one start for the Buccaneers in 2007, rushing 41 times for 189 yards and a touchdown while adding five catches for 54 yards and another score. He added five games in 2008. The restored seventh-rounder ultimately became No. 226 and was later traded to Pittsburgh rather than used by Tampa.
Value in Hindsight
The structure matters because the two choices carried different years, rounds and downstream outcomes. Tampa received two distinct forms of value: a veteran rotational runner and the return of a future pick it had previously sent away. Kansas City received a higher-round 2008 choice and later used it as part of a larger trade package.
Final Verdict
Tampa Bay gets a B- and Kansas City a C+. The Buccaneers realized modest on-field production plus retained draft flexibility, while the Chiefs received legitimate sixth-round trade currency. Tampa’s two-part return creates a narrow hindsight edge once the actual years, rounds, condition, and downstream movement are restored.