Ranking the Worst Trades in NFL History

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[@NewNewColt]

“You didn’t even get the best QB on Seattle’s roster” That got me so hard. They had no way of knowing that but still funny.

[@CNSPORTZEDITZ]

Geno Smith started a few games in 2021 he was terrible

[@Ryw316]

@@CNSPORTZEDITZ Wrong, he played well and likely would've out produced Russ the first two weeks he came back from injury minimum.

[@nickk6747]

@@Ryw316 no he was bad last year trust me

[@NewNewColt]

@@nickk6747 Geno played decently in 2021 but not like this year. 2021 stats CMP% 68.4 Yards Avg. 7.4 Passer Rating 103 Qbr 51.8 Definitely not bad though.

[@makani9004]

The Trent Richardson Trade always makes me laugh. A top-5 pick gets traded for a first and bombs, and then the team that traded him uses that pick to trade up for Johnny Manziel.

[@cstains5543]

The year of the double bust by Cleveland. Took Justin Gilbert, CB, early in the 1st, who became an absolute disaster and took Manziel late in the first and he became a complete joke.

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

Honestly, Richardson was always a head scratcher for me as to why he got drafted that high...mainly the reasons were Cleveland and Shitty Running Back Draft...but he shouldnt have been drafted in the Top 10, even based on his college career.

[@sweeet768]

Russ was never a good trade, the guy who is clearly aging and much slower was brought to an unproven team with obvious problems. The Seahawks won it out big

[@Mat59582]

Something seemed off in his last year it was not just thumb clearly

[@thekingbarrelmaker7642]

Honestly I think Hackett is the bigger problem in Denver, but Wilson is missing wide open receivers every week.

[@attoboi9763]

I mean, plenty of people blamed the Seahawks organization and especially Pete, but it's clear now the roster wasn't a issue

[@BubbaDaNacho]

@sweeet It's that and the fact that he has always been scheme reliant. Russ needs a scheme that fits him as well as the best possible pass blocking now that he's old. Which he has none of both.

[@CNSPORTZEDITZ]

@@thekingbarrelmaker7642 HACK ett

[@Severius33]

First Super Bowl I remember was 1992. I remember my whole family being so excited. It's one of my favorite football memories. I'm too young to remember the Herschel Walker trade, but man, it really set up the 90s for the Cowboys.

[@ccr35582]

I will never forget Trent Richardson passing up wide open running lanes to run face first into opposing linebackers instead. Was an absolute gift of his in the nfl.

[@wiredtardis]

As a Niners fan, I feel that the Charles Haley trade was our worst as he was also a key part of Dallas winning three SB, twice beating us in the NFC Championship.

[@scorcher55_69]

Tree's nfl knowledge is nuts

[@makani9004]

Yeah, he calls to mind stuff in an instant that takes me 5 minutes and a Google search. Unfortunately that means he sees Neil O'Donnell in his sleep.

[@countof3everybodyOD]

@@makani9004 to be fair, that’s the entirety of Western Pennsylvania

[@turtletown456]

the favre trade is a tricky one, because at the time, and he’s admitted this, he wasn’t focused on the game and spent a lot of time on Peachtree Street (code in the locker room for one of the many fine atlanta establishments). Jerry Glanville didn’t like him and said he was never going to start him and when he did, his numbers were awful: 0/4, 2 interceptions, 11 rushing yards. he wasn’t going to be good in Atlanta for a number of reasons, but mostly because he personally needed somewhere like Green Bay that would push him to be better

[@kace.1378]

The fact they sang the countdown like Tom had me ROLLING

[@TheChrisPhoenix]

Something heartwarming about the boys of Clickbait doing the countdown at the end in the honor of one Mr Tom Grossi.

[@SteveSteeleSoundSymphony]

Tony Dungy’s Bucs had a horrible offense. Gruden got that offense to play well enough to make it through the playoffs and to a Super Bowl.

[@thek3289]

No one ever brings up the 2006 draft-day trade between the Browns and Ravens. The Browns got a sixth and bust Kamerion Wimbley while the Ravens got All-Pro Haloti Ngata and a second Super Bowl title down the road.

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

Correction: They got the Draft Pick they used on Haloti Ngata. Can't use who they picked really as part of the evaluation as they team was trading the draft pick rather than the player.

[@lrkcm373]

Honorable mention for the proposed Akili Smith trade to the Saints, they were dumb enough to offer their entire draft for an all time bust. If it weren’t for the Bengals REJECTING that offer, that trade could be up there with Herschel.

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

The Jets and Browns in 2009. Two trades. 1st and 2nd, 2 decent players and 3rd string QB for the 5th Pick specifically for Mark Sanchez. Few months later I think a 3rd, 5th, Chansi Stuckey and another player for Braylon Edwards. Say what you will about Sanchez, but The Jets became Dominant for a few years with Sanchez and Edwards. The Browns then trade the pick 2 more times and get the Very Very Good Center Alex Mack. It required a lot of work and luck, but they got a good one. Everybody won the trade between the two teams that in all reality should have found a way to fuck it all up...which eventually they did when Sanchez fell apart and Alex Mack walked in Free Agency.

[@19bigbossman]

I think the Brittney Griner trade takes the top spot.

[@georgeblair3894]

Oh, it was a great trade. Just not for the USA.

[@sevanohanyan6673]

USA D- RUS A+

[@ryanm4281]

The Red Sox of the 1900's think that was a bad deal

[@peterroberts4415]

@@ryanm4281 Everyman!!!

[@simeonroberts2004]

If it was sport’s history, but it’s just NFL sadly

[@itzjusttroy853]

Wow the Seahawks came out as major winners in 3 of these 😊

[@gatienlaurol5793]

Honorable Mention: Deangelo Hall trade to the Raiders in 2008. The Raiders were hoping to create the NFL’s best corner tandem with pairing All-Pro corner Nnamdi Asomugha. The Raiders signed Hall to a 70 million dollar contract. But Hall was released after 8 games and picked up by Washington where he would carve out a nice second act of his career. Big swing and miss by the Al Davis Raiders.

[@countof3everybodyOD]

Damn thanks for mention Nnamdi He was pretty pretty good

[@sarbercw]

Jerome Bettis trade to the Rams. Steelers got a hall of famer for a 2nd Round and 4th Round pick, and the Rams replaced him with Laarence Phillips.

[@Terinije]

The Elway trade was nowhere near the worst. But the Elway pick might be in the running for the worst draft pick ever. Not very often that a team spends a first overall on a player that they know will never play for them.

[@thekingbarrelmaker7642]

How did you guys forget about the Laremy Tunsil trade?

[@Bubba9747]

Dolphins fans LOVE that trade. But, tbh, the Texans didn’t necessarily lose that trade, right? Tunsil is a solid piece on an otherwise uninspiring offensive line. I’d say that trade was a good trade, but the trades that followed it is where the good stuff happens

[@DeckofLies]

@@Bubba9747 No. Burning 2 full years worth of early draft picks for one good LT that they were then forced to pay a fortune to is NOT a good move. Instead, what good teams do (not the Texans) is use one draft pick on a good LT in the first round and hardly pay them shit for 5 years, then use your other five picks that you didn’t give up to get other players.

[@Bubba9747]

@@DeckofLies Dam, I’m a casual. I thought they only gave up one first and then like a day 3 pick for him. You’re totally right. That trade was not worth 2 firsts.

[@TheDarthSoldier]

I'm actually happy the Steve Largent trade got some love. The wide receiver that held every single (good) record a wide reciever can hold (for a time). Hall of famer and the only seahawks player to ever hold an NFL record Also, I'm going to laugh when the broncos trade the rest of their future for geno smith and eat russ' contract only to realize it's the team itself that sucks

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

*Angry Shawn Alexander Temporary NFL Record for Most TDs in a Season Noises*

[@Gungho73]

He broke Don Hutsons record for TD's. Which when you consider how long that took, made that record change that much more impressive. Also to add to Justins point, I'm sure Dave Krieg had the record for most fumbles/sacks taken when he was playing. That's not really something to brag about though, Shauns record far more impressive.

[@ben-manvibing162]

I always forget that Rich got a ring with Gruden back when they were with the Buccaneers

[@Machturtle7491]

How about the time the Steelers traded AB to the raiders? Steelers got draft picks that turned into Dionte Johnson and Zach gentry...raiders got...well

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

They mention that pretty early on

[@countof3everybodyOD]

Still a terrible trade. Should have worked it out. Sat him. Whatever. We all knew the window was closing at full velocity at that point. TJ watt stuck something in there though so there’s a prayer lol

[@crowejoy]

Tree needs to remember that since 1992( Bill Cowher) the Steelers have had 23 years of 9 or more wins …..so that puts their draft position at least number sixteen or higher.One thing I’ve learned is that any team that picks after sixteen or twenty other teams is eventually going to suffer for it.

[@bayanidomingo2736]

You guys are babying Brandon here. Russell trade is a “Worsts” right now. You can revisit next season, but today you gotta give Seahawks an “A” for this trade and Broncos an “D-“ considering where all the dominoes have fallen.

[@pabloseykata6930]

Weird fact about Pro Sports: a really bad trade for one team is a great trade for the other team. As a Vikings trade, there is NO doubt in my mind the Herschel Walker trade is THE worst trade in all of Pro Sports history.

[@LegoYoda7225]

Fire Kliff Fire Keim

[@mmicb0b]

Personally I think the Broncos biggest problem is Hackett if they just got a semi decent coach they'd be respectable

[@furioussherman7265]

Exactly what I've been thinking all season long.

[@Chowdah99]

I’m not finished with the video yet, but does scooter think every trade belongs in worst ever or worst runner up?

[@GoombaGuy1996]

Patriots Bad Trades: - Logan Mankins for Tim Wright - Chandler Jones for Jonathan Cooper

[@lordjosh286]

Steelers worst trade that I can remember. Trading up to draft Ricardo Colclough

[@tenlosol]

I think the only players I would trade all my draft picks for are current maholmes or if I could go back and get Aaron Donald younger and have him grow in the franchise.

[@Dio_Brando290]

Gom Trossi isn't available today?

[@Gungho73]

Chicago traded a 1st rounder for Rick Mirer when it was clear he was not capable of being more then a flash in the pan. They got a 4th rounder that didn't amount to much, downgraded needlessly at QB for a few games while handing him a contract extension. Oh, did I forget to mention there were those in the organization who thought Tony Gonzalez was a better option? You know, a guy who is arguably the standard you weigh yourself against as a TE in the modern pass happy NFL that lasted longer then most franchise QB's career length wise? Whoever made that trade to get out of a QB bust and acquire a pro bowl caliber CB in Shawn Springs should've went to Vegas. The Chicago papers bemoaned it as it was happening, bringing up how many QB's have failed to be anything like Sid Luckman. Chicago is still looking for their next Luckman.

[@thekingbarrelmaker7642]

Tree, on Sportsball this week, you have to unleash your laughter at the Raiders for their debacle tonight against the Rams of all teams.

[@ben-manvibing162]

It's funny how raiders fans dog on Moss because he played horrible in the silver and black but memory holes the bum of a QB that they had....

[@jimnfl7134]

You have the TIER List Backwards, THe BEST rankings are on the TOP and WORST on the bottom

[@BubbaDaNacho]

John Elway is still in the Broncos Building. No one can convince me that he isn't still meddling in football operations. Watch they'll fire Hackett, fire Paton. We will still suck with anyone else because HE IS STILL THERE picking trash.

[@YiminyCricket]

would yall put the Jay Cutler and/or Khalil Mack trade up there? I would.

[@ga6257]

Khalil mack produced....but cutler? Yeahhh....that was a bad trade.

[@MNSportsJunkie101]

For obvious reasons I will always consider the Herschel Walker trade the worst.

[@xdmaster7888]

I think the (U.S. Sen-Nowhere) Herschel Walker trade deserves a special place in history because it involved the worst MISUNDERSTANDING inside a major trade in sports history. The late Minnesota GM Mike Lynn was so wrongly certain that Dallas would keep all of the decent veterans that he shipped there, that he barely gave any thought to the draft pick-attachments for these players. So Jimmy Johnson's master plan of just cutting all the Viking veterans and keeping the picks landed Dallas a ton of quality Round 1-3 picks. And this was also a kind of unicorn trade, in that it was the last major deal I can remember where player/draft pick values were even 1% of what we got here. It was historic in so many ways, and so bad for the Vikes in a unique way.

[@doncheechako8084]

That was also a scam too. Probably the last time any owner/GM did not use lawyers to examine technicalities of a trade. hah.

[@zeronianentity269]

all the times the seahawks screwed the broncos video? I say....... DEWIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTT!

[@QellOmnyhydrax]

Ok this was actually the best singing. Love y’all

[@cellamuert]

so how is gruden even mentionable when tampa won a superbowl???? is stafford one of the worst trades ever???? there's plenty of argument to be made that the rams could win their SB without him, too. gruden brought the entire raider playbook to tampa, and they met in the super bowl. and the raiders got SMOKED. if this is about oakland trading gruden, then that makes more sense. perna is the only one talking sense here.

[@ga6257]

Just wait the tj Hockensen trade will be up here. Vikes paid nothing to get a first rounder potential Travis kelce like te from the lions...

[@ga6257]

Remember. Somebody traded for Sam darnold. That needs to be up here

[@ga6257]

You gotta go with worst free agent contract signings next.

[@Gungho73]

Dwayne Bowe comes to mind. Browns got nothing on that. I honest to god don't know why that's the first name to pop in my head.

[@prospecial]

laremy tunsil????

[@donutsduncan7023]

I will argue the Raiders would have won the super bowl if it wasn’t for Gruden.

[@Nutelko8]

Where was Tom?

[@The_Winters_Soldier]

Brittney Griner is the worst trade in sports history

[@simeonroberts2004]

Facts

[@ashtonoak4370]

When yall gonna get Chisled Adonis here yall know who he is

[@squeeeps]

Washed WNBA player for merchant of death honestly top 5 worst trades straight up. The USA needs to fire their general manager for at least not getting a first round pick out of the deal.

[@DuJoLe]

That was the Bucs first superbowl, there is no price too steep to pay to win your first superbowl, ask all the teams who have never won one.

[@TyphoidBryan]

I'll take the worst NFL trade over giving away a notorious, dangerous, global arms trafficker to a political adversary for an over-tattooed basketball player in a forgettable league.

[@ga6257]

Yeah. That's. Yeah.

[@zaccrosby8411]

Trey lance trade has to be in the conversation

[@skillganon606]

So Tom was the issue, this was my favorite clickbait in a long time.

[@officharlottestorm]

Peerless Price

[@ryangoldfeder7183]

Where is watson

[@Larryboy2701]

I don’t like the Cowboys, but I hate the Vikings more. So… thanks, Dallas?

[@GsxG21]

Julio Jones browns trade

[@jamesgoss1860]

Horrible trades screw one or two teams. Watson is the worst, because it screws ALL teams. Any quarterback negotiating with a team is going to point at that and say "if he can get that deal after what he did, I certainly can. You're going to pay me top dollar and it will be 100% guaranteed, no exceptions" That being said, I hate that the NFL is the seemingly the only major sport where contracts aren't already guaranteed, so it's good to see something forced the league to do that, but it shouldn't have taken the dumbass Browns to make an all-time horrible decision to do it.

[@foxmustang80]

Maybe making the ‘punishments’ for the rest of the year revolves around acts of charity. Tis the season.

[@davidmoore9357]

both irregardless and agreeance Are real words lol they’re just not standard in English language anymore.

[@MIKELIN8]

Gee...I wonder which trade Brandon is going to hate on.

[@derekrichardson9105]

Wholesome punishment.😥 I didn't come here to feel my feelings. Thank you all for that.

[@zennyspent]

Nobody here had ever heard of the Russian dude. Nobody cares about the Baylor chick. Yet sure as shit here are all the comments about it. Has no effect on your lives, keep playing angry.

[@donutsduncan7023]

Go Beavs!!!

[@malrulesall9669]

💀😭😭

[@Pahang.bend17]

britney griner and merchant of death, literally worst trade deal in the history of trade deals

[@patrickcheesman]

We didn’t trade Alfred Nobel for Britney griner though

[@SophiaElibaby]

Cowboys trade for Galloway and Roy Williams Hershel Walker trade by the vikes

[@carloschristanio4709]

Congrats to the bronos not owning the worst trade of the year, anymore