1998 NFL Major Off-Season Trades
Arizona Cardinals -- Traded the second overall pick in the 1998
draft to the San Diego Chargers for first-round picks in 1998
and 1999, a 1998 second-round pick, wide receiver Eric Metcalf
and linebacker Patrick Sapp. Acquired Adrian Murrell, rb, from New York Jets for
third-round pick.
Baltimore Ravens -- Acquired quarterback Jim Harbaugh and a 1998
fourth-round draft pick from the Indianapolis Colts for a 1998
third and fourth-round pick; acquired running back Errict Rhett
from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a 1999 third-round draft pick.
Buffalo Bills -- Acquired quarterback Rob Johnson from the
Jacksonville Jaguars for a 1998 first and fourth-round draft
pick.
Cincinnati Bengals -- Traded defensive tackle Dan Wilkinson, an
unrestricted free agent designated as a franchise player, to the
Washington Redskins for a first-round and third-round pick in
the 1998 draft; acquired quarterback Paul Justin from the
Indianapolis Colts for a 1998 fifth-round pick.
Detroit Lions -- Acquired linebacker Rob Fredrickson from the
Oakland Raiders for a 1998 fourth-round draft pick.
Green Bay Packers -- Traded quarterback Steve Bono to the St.
Louis Rams for a 1999 draft pick.
Indianapolis Colts -- Traded quarterback Jim Harbaugh and a 1998
fourth-round draft pick to the Baltimore Ravens for a 1998 third
and fourth-round pick; traded quarterback Paul Justin to the
Cincinnati Bengals for a 1998 fifth-round pick.
Jacksonville Jaguars -- Traded quarterback Rob Johnson to the
Buffalo Bills for a 1998 first and fourth-round draft pick.
New Orleans Saints -- Traded cornerback Eric Allen to the
Oakland Raiders for an undisclosed 1998 draft pick.
New York Jets -- Traded fullback Lorenzo Neal to the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers for an undisclosed 1998 draft pick; traded defensive
end Hugh Douglas to the Philadelphia Eagles for a second-round
and a fifth-round pick in the 1998 draft.
Oakland Raiders -- Acquired cornerback Eric Allen from the New
Orleans Saints for an undisclosed 1998 draft pick; traded
linebacker Rob Fredrickson to the Detroit Lions for a
fourth-round pick in the 1998 draft.
Philadelphia Eagles -- Acquired defensive end Hugh Douglas from
the New York Jets for a second-round and a fifth-round pick in
the 1998 draft.
San Diego Chargers -- Acquired the second overall pick in the
1998 draft from the Arizona Cardinals for first-round picks in
1998 and 1999, a 1998 second-round pick, wide receiver Eric
Metcalf and linebacker Patrick Sapp.
St. Louis Rams -- Acquired quarterback Steve Bono from the Green
Bay Packers for a 1999 draft pick.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- Traded running back Errict Rhett to the
Baltimore Ravens for a 1999 third-round draft pick; acquired
fullback Lorenzo Neal from the New York Jets for an undisclosed
1998 draft pick.
Washington Redskins -- Traded a first and third-round pick in
the 1998 draft to the Cincinnati Bengals for defensive tackle
Dan Wilkinson, who was designated as a franchise player by the
Bengals.