The Greatest Trade For Every NFL Team In History

Cleveland Browns:  The Ozzie Newsome trade

Hopes were so high when the Cleveland Browns traded receiver Paul Warfield in 1970 for the draft pick necessary to get Purdue quarterback Mike Phipps. His success in college was impossible to ignore, but it was quickly proven that once again it was never a good idea to trade a proven player for one with high potential. Phipps was a disaster in Cleveland throwing twice as many interceptions as touchdowns. Luckily they were able to take advantage of his reputation and the Chicago Bears’ desperation for help at quarterback to get the #23 pick in the 1978 draft in another trade.

This time they’d learned their lesson, grabbing Alabama tight end Ozzie Newsome with the selection. It proved to be a franchise-altering choice. Newsome became one of the premier playmakers at his position. He would reach three Pro Bowls in his career, helped the team make it to three AFC championship games, miss just three games and retire just shy of 8,000 yards with 47 touchdown catches. That would prove enough to get him into the Hall of Fame.

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