1997 Transactions

Ron Yeany

April 25, 1998

  • Boston trades Karim Abdul-Jabbar, RB, Dolphins, to Richmondfor the Raptor’s true 1998 2nd round draft pick.

Dec. 11, 1997

  • Syracuse drops Chris Boniol, K, Eagles; adds Olinda Mare, K, Dolphins

Dec. 4, 1997

  • Los Angeles drops Olinda Mare, K, Dolphins; adds Jeff Jaeger, K, Bears
  • Syracuse drops Morten Anderson, K, Falcons; adds Chris Boniol, K, Eagles

Nov. 27, 1997

  • Los Angeles drops Jeff Graham, WR, Jets; adds James McKnight, WR, Seahawks
  • Carolina drops Jermaine Lewis, WR, Ravens; adds Derrick Mason, WR, Oilers
  • Pennsylvania drops George Jones, RB, Steelers; adds Todd Petersen, K, Seahawks

Nov. 25, 1997

  • Pennsylvania drops Freddie Jones, TE, Chargers; adds Quinn Early, WR, Bills

Nov. 21, 1997

  • Richmond drops Cole Ford, K, Raiders; adds Jerald Moore, RB, Rams

Nov. 19, 1997

  • Carolina drops Leslie Sheppard, WR, Redskins; adds Sean Dawkins, WR, Colts
  • Carolina drops Joe Aska, RB, Raiders; adds Harvey Williams, TE, Raiders

Nov. 16, 1997

  • Keystone drops Ty Detmer, QB, Eagles; adds Bobby Hoying, QB, Eagles
  • Newport Beach drops Chris Chandler, QB, Falcons; adds Glenn Foley, QB, Jets
  • Pennsylvania drops Horace Copeland, WR, Buccaneers; adds Ricky Proehl, WR, Bears

Nov. 11, 1997

  • Syracuse drops Scott Blanton, K, Redskins; adds Craig Whelihan, QB, Chargers
  • New York drops Jerris McPhail, RB, Dolphins; adds Ron Moore, RB, Cardinals

Nov. 9, 1997

  • Dallas drops Stan Humphries, QB, Chargers; adds Craig Erickson, QB, Dolphins

Nov. 5, 1997

  • New Denver drops Anthony Johnson, RB, Panthers; adds Zack Crockett, RB, Colts

Nov. 4, 1997

  • Newport Beach drops Rodney Peete, QB, Eagles; adds Chris Chandler, QB, Falcons
  • New Denver drops Todd Collins, QB, Bills; adds Fred Lane, RB, Panthers
  • New Denver drops Chris Boniol, K, Eagles; adds Bobby Engram, WR, Bears

Nov. 2, 1997

  • Mission Viejo drops Eric Bienemy, RB, Bengals (this clears roster spot needed for acquisition of Tshimanga Biakabatuka)

Oct. 28, 1997

  • New York trades Tshimanga Biakabatuka, RB, Panthers to Mission Viejo. New York receives MV’s 1998 1st round draft pick. New York adds Jerris McPhail, RB, Dolphins, to fill empty roster spot. Mission Viejo is required to drop a player, and it will be noted here before the next kickoff.
  • NIKEtown dropped Bobby Engram, WR, Bears; adds Sedrick Shaw, RB, Patriots

Oct. 26, 1997

  • Dallas dropped Karl Williams, WR, Buccaneers; added Eddie Murray, K, Vikings

Oct. 24, 1997

  • Newport Beach dropped Chris Chandler, QB, Falcons; added Rodney Peete, QB, Eagles
  • Newport Beach dropped Sedrick Shaw, RB, Patriots; added Aaron Hayden, RB, Packers

Oct. 22, 1997

  • Syracuse dropped Ernest Byner, RB, Ravens; added Jake Plummer, QB, Cardinals
  • New Denver dropped Eric Metcalf, WR, Chargers; added Eric Moulds, WR, Bills

Oct. 21, 1997

  • Syracuse dropped Fred Lane, RB, Panthers; added Morten Andersen, K, Falcons
  • Carolina dropped Jerris McPhail, RB, Dolphins; added Erik Kramer, QB, Bears

Oct. 15, 1997

  • Pennsylvania dropped Torrance Small, WR, Rams; added Charles Way, RB, Giants
  • Pittsburgh dropped Quinn Early, WR, Bills; added Brian Mitchell, RB, Redskins

Oct. 14, 1997

  • Pittsburgh dropped Kent Graham, QB, Cardinals; added Danny Wuerffel, QB, Saints

Oct. 11, 1997

  • Wisconsin dropped Brett Conway, K, Packers; added Norm Johnson, K, Steelers

Oct. 9, 1997

  • Pennsylvania dropped Fred Barnett, WR, Dolphins; added Brett Perriman, WR, Dolphins

Oct. 7, 1997

  • Mercer dropped Zack Crockett, RB, Colts; added Danny Kannell, QB, Giants
  • Miami dropped Jim Harbaugh, QB, Colts; added Gus Frerotte, QB, Redskins
  • New Denver dropped Dave Brown, QB, Giants; added Todd Collins, QB, Buffalo

Oct. 5, 1997

  • Mercer dropped John Carney, K, Chargers; added Greg Davis, K, Chargers
  • Carolina dropped Gus Frerotte, QB, Redskins; added Lamar Thomas, WR, Dolphins
  • Keystone dropped Michael Timpson, WR, Eagles; added Matt Stover, K, Ravens

Oct. 3, 1997

  • Syracuse dropped Morten Anderson, K, Falcons; added Scott Blanton, K, Redskins

Sept. 30, 1997

  • Keystone dropped Willie Davis, WR, Oilers; added Mark Bruener, TE, Steelers
  • NIKEtown dropped Todd Peterson, K, Seahawks; added Olinda Mare, K, Dolphins
  • Newport Beach dropped Craig Heyward, RB, Rams; added Amp Lee, RB, Rams
  • New York dropped Brett Perriman, WR, Chiefs; added Al DelGreco, K, Oilers
  • New York dropped Sean Dawkins, WR, Colts; added Frank Wycheck, TE, Oilers

Sept. 28, 1997

  • Carolina dropped Al DelGreco, K, Oilers; added Gus Frerotte, QB, Redskins
  • New Denver dropped Eric Pegram, RB, formerly Chargers; added Harold Green, RB, Falcons
  • Mercer dropped Frank Wycheck, TE, Oilers; added Gary Anderson, K, 49ers
  • Dallas dropped Todd Collins, QB, Bills; added Stan Humphries, QB, Chargers

Sept. 24, 1997

  • Pittsburgh dropped Chris Jacke, K, Steelers; added James Jett, WR, Raiders
  • Keystone dropped Mark Bruener, TE, Steelers; added Corey Dillon, RB, Bengals
  • Syracuse dropped Gus Frerotte, QB, Redskins; added Troy Brown, WR, Patriots
  • Pennsylvania dropped Jay Riemersma, TE, Bills; added Freddie Jones, TE, Chargers
  • Newport Beach dropped Charlie Jones, WR, Chargers; added Steve Broussard, RB, Seahawks

Sept. 19-21, 1997

  • Syracuse dropped Aaron Hayden, RB, Packers; added Fred Lane, RB, Panthers
  • Syracuse dropped Ernie Conwell, TE, Rams; added Eric Green, TE, Ravens
  • New Denver dropped Alvin Harper, WR, Redskins; added Mark Carrier, WR, Panthers
  • New Denver dropped Corey Dillon, RB, Bengals; added Pete Stoyanovich, K, Chiefs
  • Carolina dropped Ike Hilliard, WR, Giants; added Al DelGreco, K, Oilers
  • Pennyslvania dropped Cary Blanchard, K, Colts; added Torrance Small, WR, Rams

Sept. 12-14, 1997

  • Pittsburgh/Mission Viejo dropped Reggie Cobb, RB, no team; added Eric Bienemy, RB, Bengals
  • Newport Beach dropped James Jett, WR, Raiders; added John Hall, K, Jets
  • Carolina dropped Fred Lane, RB, Panthers; added Richie Cunningham, K, Cowboys

Sept. 11, 1997

  • Pennsylvania dropped Ted Popson, TE, Chiefs; added Jay Riemersma, TE, Bills

Sept. 9, 1997

  • Carolina dropped Al DelGreco, K, Oilers; added Leslie Sheppard, WR, Redskins

Sept. 6, 1997

  • New Denver dropped dropped Stan Humphries, QB, Chargers; added Dave Brown, QB, Giants
  • Syracuse dropped Joey Kent, WR, Oilers; added Ernie Conwell, TE, Rams
  • Dallas placed Jerry Rice, WR, 49ers on IR; added Vincent Brisby, WR, Patriots
  • Dallas dropped Lamar Thomas, WR, Dolphins; added Karl Williams, WR, Buccaneers
  • Wisconsin dropped Jason Dunn, TE, Eagles; added Ryan Longwell, K, Packers
  • Wisconsin dropped John Friesz, QB, Seahawks; added Warren Moon, QB, Seahawks

Sept. 2, 1997

  • Carolina dropped Eric Moulds, WR, Bills; added Jermaine Lewis, WR, Ravens

Aug. 31, 1997

  • Los Angeles dropped Duce Staley, RB, Eagles; added Todd Peterson, K, Seahawks.

Aug. 26, 1997

  • Carolina dropped Heath Shuler, QB, Saints; added Fred Lane, RB, Panthers.
  • Newport Beach dropped Tommy Boyd, WR, Lions; added Charlie Jones, WR, Chargers.
  • Newport Beach dropped Stanley Pritchett, RB, Dolphins; added Will Blackwell, WR, Steelers.

Pre-draft – Aug. 16, 1997

  • New York traded 2 draft picks — 1997(true 4) and 1998(3) — toState College for Tshimanga Biakabatuka, RB, Panthers.
  • New York trades 2 draft picks — 1997(7) and 1997(8) — toPittsburgh for PG’s 1998(7) pick.

PRESEASON 1997

  • New York traded Herman Moore, WR, Lions to Dallas for DS’s 1998 (conditional draft pick to be listed soon).
  • Pennsylvania traded Marshall Faulk, RB, Colts and PA’s 1997(4) draft pick to New York for Steve McNair, QB, Oilers and NY’s 1997(2) draft pick.
  • Newport traded Thurman Thomas, RB, Bills to Dallas for DS’s 1997(3) draft pick.
  • Keystone traded Kerry Collins, QB, Panthers to State Collegefor SC’s 1998(2) draft pick. (3rd round pick if Collins scores less than 41 points whether played or not)
  • New York traded Adrian Murrell, RB, Jets to Keystone for KS’s 1999(2) draft pick. They also traded 1998 draft picks: NY’s 1998(7) for KS’s 1998(6)
  • Los Angeles traded Jason Elam, K, Broncos to Richmond for RD’s 1997(3) draft pick.
  • Richmond traded Neil O’Donnell to Newport for NP’s 1998(3) draft pick.
  • Richmond exercised a clause from a previous trade withPittsburgh and selected Kordell Stewart, QB, Steelers, for free from PG’s roster.
    (RD had the option to select one of: Stewart, Johnnie Morton or Chris Boniol from PG before the 1997 protection deadline)

 

FUTURE DRAFT PICKS (1998 and beyond)

  • PA has RD’s 1998(2) – Karim Abdul-Jabbar deal
  • NY has MV’s 1998(1) – Tshimanga Biakabatuka deal
  • RD has WN’s 1998(1) – Emmitt Smith deal
  • NY has BR’s 1998(2) – Jamal Anderson deal
  • NY has DS’s 1998(1) – Herman Moore deal
  • KS has ND’s 1998(2) – Kerry Collins deal (if Collins scores less than 41 points whether he is played or not, draft pick drops to a 3rd rounder)
  • RD has NP’s 1998(3) – Neil O’Donnell deal
  • NY has KS’s 1998(6) – Adrian Murrell deal
  • KS has NY’s 1998(7) – Adrian Murrell deal
  • NY has KS’s 1999(2) – Adrian Murrell deal
  • ND has NY’s 1998(3) – Tshimanga Biakabatuka deal
  • NY has MV’s 1998(7) – pre-draft pick swapping 8/16/97