QB for QB trades

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QB for QB trades

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Nick Foles and Sam Bradford just got swapped. (along with draft picks) QB for QB trades are rare and I was racking my brain trying to remember ones that have happened in the past. In somewhat recent memory we have "soon after drafted" trades of Elway for Herrman (and others) and Manning for Rivers (and a bunch of draft picks). I think there was a sort of blockbuster one in the 50s or 60s but I'm drawing a blank. Any others?
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Re: QB for QB trades

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1980 .- Dan Pastorini (Houston) for Ken Stabler (Oakland)

1964 .- Norm Snead (Washington) for Sonny Jurgensen (Philadelphia)
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1961 - Bears sent QB Zeke Bratkowski along with HB Erich Barnes to the Rams for QB Bill Wade.

2009 - Bears sent QB Kyle Orton, D1-09[18], D3-09[84] & D1-10[11] to the Broncos for QB Jay Cutler & D5-09[140]
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Re: QB for QB trades

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1976 .- Jim Plunkett (New England) for Tom Owen (San Francisco), plus draft choices

1983 .- John Elway (Baltimore) for Mark Herrmann (Denver), plus Chris Hinton and draft choices

2009 .- Jay Cutler (Denver) for Kyle Orton (Chicago), plus draft choices in both sides
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1962 - Milt Plum to the Lions - Jim Ninowski to the Browns
(both teams got other players in the trade also)
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Re: QB for QB trades

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1964 .- Norm Snead (Washington) for Sonny Jurgensen (Philadelphia)
This was the one that was at the tip of my tongue.

I should have thought of those Pastorini/Stabler and Orton/Cutler ones too!
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While not a trade per se, in 2014 Mark Sanchez and Michael Vick swapped teams as free agents (the Eagles and Jets).
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Re: QB for QB trades

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Although not football related, the most bizarre trade involving sports figures was in 1973, when New York Yankees pitchers Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson swapped wives and children (even dogs!). The most interesting thing is that Peterson is still married, while Kekich's only lasted for a few years.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/sport ... r-w/nT7fG/
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1980: Jets trade Matt Robinson to Broncos for a first round pick, a second round pick, and QB Craig Penrose.
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Re: QB for QB trades

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Teo wrote:Although not football related, the most bizarre trade involving sports figures was in 1973, when New York Yankees pitchers Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson swapped wives and children (even dogs!). The most interesting thing is that Peterson is still married, while Kekich's only lasted for a few years.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/sport ... r-w/nT7fG/
Ah, those 70s key parties....
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