10 Worst Trades In NFL History

These are the worst trades in NFL history.
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Being a general manager in the NFL is a hard job. There are thousands of players each year you have to evaluate to put together the best 53 man roster you can, and everybody in the stands thinks they can do your job better than you. When you make the right moves your team is set for years to come. But when you make the wrong trade you end up on this list, the worst trades in NFL history.
10 Worst Trades In NFL History

[@aloha3829]

"10 Worst Trades in NFL History" First Frame: *BILL O BRIAN*

[@indigodakotawonder7997]

**pushes up glasses** it's actually Bill O'Brien, but yea, he's horrible... no shit he's in the first frame, it's the worst trade ever, for the next couple years to come, we texans fans will never forget that moment. this shit legacy of BOB will run deep and this story will be passed from generation to generation

[@sanfranreal2148]

@@indigodakotawonder7997 yOuR jUsT sAyInG tHaT bEcAuSe YoUr A tExAnS fAn!

[@JimmyButler101]

Bill O Brian is his name bill? Oh it’s Brian

[@MrRobschnieder]

@@sanfranreal2148 Dude the only people who liked Bill O'Brien is the cardinals after that trade lmao

[@sanfranreal2148]

@@MrRobschnieder ya know I’m joking right

[@nolankelly1140]

Love that Bucs banking on TB having "a little juice left in the tank" comment lmao

[@thepvpguy5612]

Bro he’s gonna be 95 saying that

[@oakonion8860]

@@thepvpguy5612 cap

[@JustinCummins]

Literally was looking for the comment when he said it. He just had to bring TB into the convo😂

[@seahawksfan1493]

i was about to say

[@garethwillmott4234]

Certainly made me laugh

[@BStoxy]

“Moss scored 23 touchdowns, SMASHING the previous record” The previous record: 22

[@sanfranreal2148]

@Zaayan Hasan I had 37 in one season

[@x_pacheco4]

i had got a maxed out player 58 touchdowns

[@DavidinCal]

BTW Jerry Rice scored those 22 TDs in only 12 games, in a strike-shortened season.

[@aidenhenderson6638]

In flag football I averaged 5 tds a game

[@Apple-vq9fv]

@@aidenhenderson6638 lol

[@melandenichols3555]

Actually the Texans trade was so bad that bill o Brian was fired...

[@nottelling7275]

Thank god Texans fans are happy I know I am

[@kennethallen3843]

Wrong, Bill O'Brien was so bad that Bill O'Brien was fired

[@nottelling7275]

@@kennethallen3843 that’s what I was talking about

[@callmeparvus9557]

yayyyy it’s good to be a cardinal fan

[@itsaiden2cool862]

Fr

[@Austicus100]

Voice is so legendary

[@quakerman6110]

I know right

[@Dbdb87]

Isn’t it the guy from total pro sports

[@adriansaucedo3229]

@@Dbdb87 he probably is just a voice over guy and both people pay him

[@GirthyNut]

cant quite put my finger on it but it's a little "too much" for me

[@adenromero1474]

I think the heavy breathing at the end of every sentence is annoying but the voice is amazing

[@briangoodman2367]

“GMs try to put together the best 53 man roster possible” Jets: “HOW DO U DO THAT!?”

[@potatohead826]

jets should be renamed the tanks and move to canton Ohio were the hall of fame is where there never have a player in

[@rudythompson7377]

@@potatohead826 Revis is a HoF. Past that the entirety of the Jets organization is dysfunctional beyond belief... And I follow the Lions.

[@grumpyguy2877]

That cold 🥶

[@JimTheKnight01]

Browns: Weve been trying to do that since the 80s

[@fluffyoverflow4351]

and yet we lost to them sigh

[@fullmetal_neet2288]

8:39 “and are now banking on Tom Brady having a little juice left in the tank” Wow how that aged

[@norarivkis2513]

Not really. They *were* banking on that. They won their bet. It's not unreasonable to say that's what they were looking for; we just now know that they found it.

[@AlonsoRules]

Note to self: A bad trade usually involves a running back

[@AlonsoRules]

the running back is one of the least important positions in the offence now

[@kimyona9746]

@@AlonsoRules the runningback is very important nowadays. It's just not important to have as good ones as they were back then. Nowadays you can have a middling runningback dominate a defense that can't stuff a run. Consistently having average or better runningbacks is important. Just the good thing is is that average to good runningbacks are a dime a dozen in the draft and you don't need to trade hard for runningbacks anymore. They aren't meant to be the focus nowadays. They are meant to be a matchup fish often. QBS and wide receivers are still more important. But having an average to good runningback is basically essential to be able to beat teams that focus too much on corners. I.e. runningbacks are the ultimate matchup fish players

[@Jxvni]

I bet you the reason Bill got fired was because he was about to trade the texans to a homeless man for his cheeseburgers

[@ogravesnesm1270]

Lol

[@GlorytoGod7x3]

If bill o Brian was on a team like the chiefs he would’ve traded tyreek hill for a Travis Scott burger

[@jpp719]

@@GlorytoGod7x3 is Travis Scott burger bad

[@GlorytoGod7x3]

@@jpp719 no

[@jpp719]

@@GlorytoGod7x3 oh ok

[@PCCphoenix]

9:47--This is forever known as the Great Trade Robbery. Many sports analysts predicted that this would be a horrible deal for Dallas, especially since Walker was the franchise player of the time, but Jimmy Johnson knew exactly what to do from there to build a championship team!

[@chad2522]

Imagine if the cowboys had kept jimmy Johnson. would have won at least 5 or 6 super bowls in the 90s.

[@thincrib]

Who else is here after Hopkins caught over 3 dbs...

[@Elpilotopro]

Me

[@Elpilotopro]

@Ezekiel Kwandahor-Mensah When?

[@l-beast6758]

For the texans

[@judelines2275]

Me

[@pba7474]

ME

[@bommel5631]

Actually every trade depends on which team you are a fan of Beeing a Cardinals Fan myself I see the Hopkins-Trade as the best possible trade that could happen

[@Daytonstavely72]

Bro big facts

[@Hat_Trick_Edits_]

YESSIR!!!!!!!! CARDINALS FOR LIFE (Find my comment and see if you agree, reply what you think)

[@Dinolimo4life]

I'm kinda scared of your team but we have to play you twice cause I'm a hawks fan

[@wessteinfeld3337]

No shit you're on the best side of the trade! Try finding ANY Texans fan who agrees with you lmao

[@ElMonoloco7890]

When I first heard about this trade. I was like what? No way Texans would be this stupid. I was also thinking finally we didn't make a stupid trade for a change.

[@malachidale3643]

youtube getting real comfortable with these no skipable double ads

[@droseotc4734]

it 3 now

[@gregheffley3668]

No

[@touchdowntime1]

This guy must be the brother of the guy who says “E, A, Sports, it’s in the game!” His voice is video game worthy

[@oxytocin1719]

or the brother of the guy in the movie trailers who goes "In a world..."

[@elijahtheboxingfan3877]

David Johnson was good but he’s no deandre Hopkins

[@lor962]

Key word 'was'

[@aidanjunker549]

Some of these trades are easy to say in hindsight, after they became good

[@Papawill13]

Ya, this list is horrible. It like they went to some crappy website and just copied them Steve Young was 3-16 as a starter with 11 TDs and 21 INTs. It took him 8 years to become a full time starter in the NFL.

[@RecklessplayezOfficial]

@@Papawill13 that GM was seen as an God at the time for getting a first rounder for him. They made the right decision with the info they had

[@MaverickBlack]

No I think it's fair, the point is that the team who got the future legend saw something in the player the team who had them didn't. Young is most forgivable because he had to sit under Montana to become the HOF QB but SF had to recognise his ability in order to make the trade.

[@dianahill2228]

Wow. Great video. I actually had no idea Young was on the Bucs. The Moss trade may have been one of the best ever though. Him and Brady absolutely LIT UP the league and in my opinion, transformed the way teams view receivers, gameplan for their offenses, and draft/scout receivers.

[@WCUPUNK1]

Overlooked part of the Hopkins trade is his absence and O’Brien firing caused them to end up with the #3 pick in the draft. That pick was traded to Miami in the Laremy Tunsil deal then Miami traded it to SF. Miami got Jaylen Waddle, Jevon Holland, Tyreek Hill and Bradley Chubb because of Hopkins being traded.

[@arlen2679]

Loved the video man! Definitely subbing

[@mario9424]

Yeah im a cardinals fan but trading hopkins for Johnson was probably the worst trade in history 😭😭😂 but im sure gald we got HOP!

[@indigodakotawonder7997]

i on behalf of the texans fanbase envy you but good thing is that we have fired BOB

[@user-rc7bc9um4e]

I do miss david johnson he was one of my favorites

[@elijahtheboxingfan3877]

Trade him well give you bonnafan well give you gross matos and two first round draft picks

[@topher2354]

I’m a Texans fan and when they trades HOP and CLOWNY I was pissed so I have no clue who i like.

[@SageSea1]

Bet you jumping now

[@Johnnyc826]

The head coach of the Falcons in 1992 was Jerry Glanville (not Granville)

[@kendragillette9016]

Nice vid bro

[@kentfreeman8674]

Love the video and the breakdown

[@troubled_envy]

You educated so many young kids/ young adults with this video. Thank you

[@ericamendoza7190]

the thing is that they knew DeAndre was good unlike the others

[@yoloyogi9729]

gosh I love these vids

[@david_editz5048]

Same

[@nonstop]

And we love you too.

[@zcx8354]

I do too

[@nathanfryt2950]

They will say cover d Johnson but they don’t know which one so that means for the defense to go full force and flip them up

[@poopinfinoopin4907]

lolol jerry "granville"...top notch editing.

[@carterolson8954]

The Hopkins trade looks like it will only continue to become more and more lopsided, Hopkins is playing amazing and I don’t see him slowing down any time soon

[@aaronglanville7145]

Jerry Granville? Come on man, put some respect on my family name lol

[@hbmcnally]

I'm just finding this page but have been watching videos all day at work. But that Hopkins Trade really did go in the Cardinals favor...HUGE

[@pierrecalderone]

It says Herschel Walker was a dynamic runner for the Cowboys in the early 90s but he didn't play for them in the early 90s.

[@hyperxedits1394]

Noti gang

[@notaviking2475]

no matter how high Ricky Willams was he was always good

[@moyinoluwaogunleye3172]

1:11 chill don't make me switch positions lmao

[@sanfranreal2148]

He’s speaking facts tho

[@bucketprez.official]

He groans at the end of every sentence

[@maitrikp9957]

“Moss scored 23 touchdowns, SMASHING the previous record” The previous record: 22

[@ayo_ghost8844]

Top ten Best voices this is one of them he is gifted

[@maxharmer5251]

Something crazy is that my dad played in college and when he was a freshman his team was already winning so they had him go out as defense tackle. His first tackle was against the bus, I asked what it was like to tackle him and he said he tackled him and got carried another 20 yards

[@jahns2488]

I like the idea 💡

[@diegoflores6627]

Those receiving records were broken in the 80s and 90s by jerry rice

[@osuarod]

your dumb

[@tristansears721]

He knows that he said he retired the leader in those categories jerry rice hadn’t broken them yet

[@sanfranreal2148]

@@osuarod ?

[@diegoflores6627]

@@tristansears721 2:15

[@diegoflores6627]

@@osuarod rice broke the receiving record in 93

[@JNY42]

You know I’m not gonna say that the Farve trade was bad because I would gladly take a 1st round pick for a 3rd string quarterback

[@dbabu51]

It wasn’t bad at the time, but seeing what he did it was terrible. And the person they got wasn’t nearly as good

[@shawnhemminger4179]

Good video. Comment about bucs and Brady made me laugh in light of the superbowl

[@lookout97]

Watson's "weapon" got him in trouble and I'm not talking Hopkins.

[@cynicalbastard1781]

You know youre in trouble when your team's GM name is literally "BUM."

[@quakerman6110]

Now both bill o brien and general manager are fired

[@sanfranreal2148]

Wasn’t he both the coach and the GM or am I dumb

[@matthewmaurer3212]

@@sanfranreal2148 you are correct sir

[@1jalenhurts412]

1:39 “bum Phillips” perfect name

[@joshito92]

0:20 Bill o brian : Hold my beer 😂😂

[@Airplane2166]

He has a perfect KZbin voice

[@revelations1016]

Actually Herschel Walker never played for the Cowboys in the early 90’s as noted in video. He was traded after the 1988 season but none the less well done video and dead on as all the trades were some of the worst trades ever led by that Minnesota Viking mess of a trade.

[@norarivkis2513]

Apparently, the next one on the list is going to be Russell Wilson (and a fourth round draft pick) to the Broncos for two first round picks, two seconds, a fifth, and three players. The Seahawks are getting far better play out of Wilson's former backup (Geno Smith) than Denver is getting out of Wilson, who's struggled badly since his arrival in Denver. Meantime, the Seahawks have turned their first three of the Denver draft picks into Charles Cross, Boye Mafe, Tyreke Smith and Dareke Young (trading the fifth round pick for the two later ones). Cross is being described by many analysts as the best rookie lineman of the draft, though there were a handful taken before him. Players Shelby Harris and Noah Fant have become solid contributors. Boye Mafe is showing a strong start. Tyreke Smith and Dareke Young have both had injuries, so they can't be evaluated effectively yet. The biggest reason this trade is so lopsided isn't even because of any of the players acquired in the trade. It's because the Seahawks had Geno Smith waiting in the wings already and knew what they had. They kept telling us during the off season that they wouldn't be trading up to get a quarterback that year because they were happy with who they had, and none of us believed them. They were right, though. So giving up Wilson did them no harm at all, but brought in four solid players already, with two high draft picks still to come (and two players whose healthy careers are still to come). Russell Wilson is almost certainly a Hall of Fame quarterback for what he's already done in his Seahawks career. But if he doesn't get back for Denver what he had in Seattle, this is going to be one of the most lopsided trades in history.

[@thestatkid5583]

5:53 Jamarcus Russell- am I a joke to you

[@sourkoyote]

Growing up in a Cowboys household, I can’t even tell you how many times my dad talked to me about “The Herschel Walker trade.” and how it quite literally created what is now the wealthiest sports franchise in the world, and also, fueled the coining of the phrase of “America’s Team” for the Cowboys. It will literally be the worst trade in sports history… forever. ONE trade, ONE man, is the entire reason everybody & they mama’s knows exactly who the Dallas Cowboys are.

[@Elimartinez125]

Low key, leaf looked like a over weight Adam Sandler

[@muthaphukinpimp]

LMFAOOOOOO the first one

[@BigDevax]

The Russell trade should be up here now.

[@hudsonhunt4367]

imagine saying Tom Brady has no juice when they won the super bowl

[@mikieedwards7380]

they won

[@billsmafia5641]

This is my first video listening to in my beats

[@rosulekhoda844]

Voice is so legendary

[@HokulaniDesign]

Jerry GLANVILLE, not "Granville". Good video.

[@BussyBop]

“The Vikings have yet to make a super bowl appearance” 1970, 1974, 1975, & 1977 Vikings: Am I a joke to you?

[@christosspirou9404]

The Texans could’ve been 2-3 probably if they still had deAndre

[@1504soc]

How could you possibly not include John Hadle to the Packers. 2 firsts, 2 Seconds, and a third for a washed up 34 yr old QB

[@austinlong2698]

Lmao the buccs are banking in tom brady having a little juice left in the tank. That line ... Hilarious

[@GreenBayPayton]

I legit thought it was NFL Films for like the first 10 seconds. His voice is amazing.

[@usedturtleshell3364]

Why do you sound like the guy from BO2? “Don’t stop till there all dead”

[@juliandiehm3932]

*they're

[@usedturtleshell3364]

@@juliandiehm3932 F*CK ITS THE GRAMMAR POLICE

[@anthonyleadley3]

Why isn’t the trade of my character on the face of the franchise mode on here?

[@petlove4life]

When I read the title first thing I thought was the Randy Moss Raiders to Patriots trade! As a old school Raiders fan I was pissed when it happened. Not only because of the authentic Moss jersey I spent so much money for. But for the production and super bowl run they had!

[@ImTheCrew]

ERROR? At 7:07 you said Tony Smith didn’t play an offensive snap. Yet he had 329 rushing yards in ‘92, and2 Rec for 14 yards.. I’m confised.

[@TheSerenityjewell]

"Being a GM is a hard job" Proceeds to show Pete Carroll 😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@Lslv18]

Technically you can also say the best trades for the other team

[@yoshisports1847]

RAIDER NATION

[@Lslv18]

Yessir

[@R4R3TH3PO3T]

Super dope that this video came out before Brady won with the BUCS 👌

[@Merricat_likesu]

The Panthers giving Washington two first round picks for Sean Gilbert (who sat out the entire 97 season) is low key one of the worst deals possible.

[@onelwil6038]

Have a fantastic day everyone and may God bless you!❤️💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@yoshisports1847]

LIKE BEGGER

[@ImTheCrew]

!!!ERROR!!! At 7:07 you said Tony Smith didn’t play an offensive snap. Yet he had 329 rushing yards in ‘92, and2 Rec for 14 yards.. I’m confused

[@ImTheCrew]

ALSO!! Error at 9:54 .. you said cowboys were awful in early 90s .. from 91-96 they had 10 wins each of those season. Maybe you meant the atrocious cowboys of the late 80’s?

[@nbayoungboy9172]

As a non-houston fan I feel the pain of bill O'Brien

[@ThomasVohsen]

as a cardinals fan! bill o brian is my fav head coach

[@pikapika8926]

as a Seahawks fan i see the largent trade as an absolute win

[@davoncrosby5561]

Jamarcus Russel was the biggest bust in football

[@yoshisports1847]

As Raiders fan I get sick when I here his name

[@ricardo9013]

That last trade is like me in Madden franchise mode

[@poseidon699]

2:15 his records were broken much before 2000 lol

[@michaelkkrasting]

Voice is still smexy as frick, also RIP Eddie Van Halen

[@yourdaddy6030]

Gay

[@michaelkkrasting]

@@yourdaddy6030 Bit late to the party bud, but thank you I am feeling very happy today

[@enrxledclips2789]

Patriots are the first 16-0 team? You’re probably forgetting the dolphins, the only team to go undefeated and win the super bowl

[@iamdillyj]

They went 14-0 in the regular season. Only team to go undefeated but only 2nd in total wins in a season if you count postseason wins

[@iamdillyj]

So yes the patriots are the first 16-0 team in history and so far the only. He didn't say only undefeated team

[@Rhaegar187]

Dolphins didn't go 16-0. They went 14-0. 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

[@jamesexploration1256]

@@iamdillyj still they won the super bowl and went undefeated better than the Patriots

[@joshmoats7981]

@@Rhaegar187 Actually the Dolphins went 17-0 The Patriots went 18-1. The postseason is a part of the season.

[@diontremcloyd6420]

They need to have him on nfl films

[@infiniteuniverse9528]

It wasn't until a few days later that Texans ownership realized the stupidity of them signing off on trading "High-Point Hopkins" for next to nothing, and quickly fired their GM. Too little too late.

[@scizorbullet8185]

The falcons trading favre looks really had in face value but when you look deeper into it favre wasn't liked by the coaches and he had off the field issues going on that led to him getting traded in 1991 it wasn't even a trade to talk about. But didn't age very well at all. Granted ATL ended up beating him in Green Bay in the postseason so I mean fuck it lol

[@Toucanbird]

Yeah, like 12 years later with Mike Vick as their QB and Jerry Granville nowhere near that organization. It still didn’t matter, they still never won a SB, even with Vick.

[@joshmoats7981]

Favre was terrible....lucked out for his ONE SB win. Favre NFL leader in INTs thrown and 2nd in Fumbles and Fumbles lost. I'm sorry but I cant consider someone with 440+ turnovers a great player(336 INTs and 110 Fumbles lost out of 166).

[@scizorbullet8185]

@@joshmoats7981 he is 100% overrated by fans but he was still very good. You don't win 3 MVPs in a row by accident. As time went on he threw more abd more ints and played sloppy past the 90s he's legendary also his 96 run was no fluke consider he made another super bowl the year after abd only lost because terrell davis was unstoppable

[@joshmoats7981]

@@scizorbullet8185 Those 3 MVP seasons and 1 with the Vikings are the only 4 seasons he did well. He single handedly lost them one of the SB's with his turnovers and lost the Vikings the NFC Championship game with a idiotic INT He has a SB win because of Desmond Howard and GBs amazing defense. And lets be honest he did well because Green Bay had some great receivers...same reason he did well in Minnesota.

[@scizorbullet8185]

@@joshmoats7981 he had like 6 really good seasons like top if the league 94-97 2001 04 2009. All good top tier seasons. Rest are really sloppy

[@thomaswork2391]

Love the video, but "The 49ers transferred seamlessly to Young" could not possibly be more inaccurate.

[@rangercoffee6739]

5:06 🔥🔥🔥

[@xTristan69x]

The Hershal Walker trade will forever haunt Vikings fans

[@thelastjokerever7477]

How about Matt Stafford to the damn Rams for Jarod Goof 🤪🤔

[@Daytonstavely72]

When your 8th

[@sizzler456]

When your 8th your 1

[@Daytonstavely72]

@@sizzler456 bro

[@yoshisports1847]

And when no one gives a shit lol

[@MaxwellGriffin001]

These lists are so frustrating because there is so much more to all of these trades. There is probably even more to them when you consider you don't know all the private information the team and player have..

[@thunderhorse6666]

I had no idea about the whole Steve Largent situation. Talk about a steal. I would definitely say an 8th round pick for one of the greatest receivers of all time is one hell of a deal LoL

[@chuckyjamesamartin1968]

Angry snowflakes will be upset for him calling them the Redskins

[@passwordusername1914]

Like you

[@Adam-cp1dl]

Bill o Brian straight killed the Houston franchise for years to come

[@9InchHandle]

Hopkins already paid off!

[@Gravy_SHMOOPA]

Hopkins trade:”we still have yet to see if this trade is the worst because he hasn’t played yet” me remembering how he mossed 4 people and won the game against the bills.

[@twiztinupblunts4031]

Imagine choosing to name your newborn baby, "Bum" 🤣

[@ramal5708]

O Brien will always be the trade legend lol

[@dtseng69]

Note that the list of worst trades in history is EXACTLY the same as the list of the best trades in history.

[@ashbrookhavenbloxxer]

I love the trade that was obj to my ravens

[@kingsanch7]

8:32 I mean at least it aged well