Cleveland Browns received Ken Dorsey plus the acquired…
Cleveland Browns received Ken Dorsey plus the acquired seventh-round pick; San Francisco 49ers received Trent Dilfer. Dorsey made one Browns appearance in 2006 and later started three games in 2008; Cleveland traded the acquired No. 221 pick to Chicago for Lennie Friedman. Dilfer started six games for San Francisco in 2007, throwing for 1,166 yards, seven touchdowns and 12 interceptions. The realized returns support San Francisco 49ers Win, with Cleveland Browns graded C and San Francisco 49ers graded C+.
Cleveland Browns Received
- player Ken Dorsey
- pick 2007 7th round pick (221st overall subsequently traded, Trumaine McBride )
San Francisco 49ers Received
- player Trent Dilfer
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
On 2006-05-08, Cleveland Browns received Ken Dorsey plus the acquired seventh-round pick, while San Francisco 49ers received Trent Dilfer. The documented package is specific enough to compare what each club actually obtained instead of relying on generic draft-capital language.
Cleveland Browns Return
Dorsey made one Browns appearance in 2006 and later started three games in 2008; Cleveland traded the acquired No. 221 pick to Chicago for Lennie Friedman. That is the relevant football outcome for Cleveland Browns. It gives the C grade a concrete basis in games, starts, production and the actual disposition of the acquired asset rather than its perceived value on trade day.
San Francisco 49ers Return
Dilfer started six games for San Francisco in 2007, throwing for 1,166 yards, seven touchdowns and 12 interceptions. That team-specific result supports the C+ grade for San Francisco 49ers. When a draft choice later became a named player, the player is treated as the downstream outcome of that selection, not as somebody directly exchanged in the original transaction.
Value in Hindsight
The difference between the two returns is now measurable. Cleveland Browns receives credit only for the value actually produced by Ken Dorsey plus the acquired seventh-round pick; San Francisco 49ers gets the same treatment for Trent Dilfer. This comparison uses concrete consequences for both clubs and avoids assigning theoretical value where the acquired asset did not produce it. It also keeps the comparison focused on what happened after the exchange rather than on draft-slot reputation alone.
Final Verdict
San Francisco 49ers Win. Cleveland Browns receives C, and San Francisco 49ers receives C+. The judgment follows the documented package and the post-trade outcomes above, with no unsupported pick provenance or hypothetical value added to either side.