![]() Jordan played every game in his first two seasons with Cleveland as a reserve before he was shipped back to Green Bay before the 1959 season. Cleveland used the selection on Henry Jordan, a defensive tackle from Virginia. ![]() He played 11 games with Cleveland as a rookie and never appeared in the NFL again.Īlthough there is some spotty history about NFL trades before 1960, especially those involving draft picks, the consensus is that a fifth-round pick was sent back to the Browns. Donaldson, a guard, was King’s teammate at Kentucky and was drafted by the Browns in the third round of the 1953 NFL Draft. His last action came as a member of the AFL’s Denver Broncos, where he made two starts and had two interceptions in the league’s inaugural season of 1960. King played six games with the Packers after the trade, then was released and signed with the Eagles for the rest of the season. He appeared in nine games with Cleveland as a rookie and was traded to Green Bay after taking a year off in 1955. ![]() King, a defensive tackle from Kentucky, was signed by the Browns as an undrafted free agent in 1954. (Part One) April 29, 1956: Packers acquired: DT Don King and G Gene Donaldson Browns acquired: A fifth-round pick in the 1957 NFL Draft (Part Two) September 15, 1959: Packers acquired: DT Henry Jordan Browns acquired: A fourth-round pick in the 1960 NFL Draft Although the team’s other star passers, Bart Starr and Aaron Rodgers, came to Green Bay through the draft, several other trades on the team’s top 10 list included quarterbacks. In Green Bay’s case, the acquisition of little-used Falcons backup Brett Favre led to 10 postseason berths and two Super Bowl appearances from 1993-2004. Much like the Broncos with John Elway, the Packers saw their franchise fortunes turn around after making a trade for a quarterback.
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