New York traded fullback Ollie Cline to Detroit on July 22,…

The July 22, 1950 transaction is a straightforward player-for-player exchange, not the four-asset deal implied by the legacy import. Pro Sports Transactions lists the Giants acquiring Kelley Mote from Detroit while relinquishing Ollie Cline, with the Lions recording the exact inverse. There is no additional consideration in that transaction record. The duplicate undisclosed-consideration placeholders on both sides should therefore be removed rather than treated as real assets. The trade came shortly after New York selected Cline in the 1950 AAFC dispersal draft. Cline had been a productive Buffalo Bills fullback in the AAFC, but the Giants moved him before he played a regular-season game for them. Detroit received four seasons of service. Pro Football Reference records Cline in 42 Lions games from 1950 through 1953, with 17 starts, 447 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns. He also contributed as a receiver and remained with Detroit through back-to-back NFL championship seasons in 1952 and 1953. His role varied by season, but the Lions received genuine multi-year roster and on-field value. New York also received a useful return. Kelley Mote appeared in 33 Giants games over three seasons. His receiving line with New York totaled 19 catches for 304 yards and five touchdowns, including 11 catches for 187 yards and four scores in 1951. That production was modest by modern standards but represented meaningful offensive output in the low-volume passing environment of the early 1950s. Neither player became a franchise-defining star after the swap, yet neither side came away empty. Detroit received the larger volume of games and a contributor who remained through two championship seasons, while New York received three seasons from Mote and five receiving touchdowns. The surviving evidence does not justify turning that difference into a strong winner. Keeping the existing Even Trade verdict and C+ grades for both teams reflects the usable value realized by each club without overstating Cline's championship association or Mote's receiving totals. Confidence is high in the transaction terms because the direct swap is independently supported by the transaction ledger and player career records. The principal R207 correction is removing unsupported duplicate consideration and replacing generic copy with the actual post-trade outcomes.