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Without the trade of running back Herschel Walker to the Minnesota Vikings in 1989, the Dallas Cowboys’ Super Bowl drought could be in its fifth decade, who knows?
Instead it is at 26 years and counting because the Walker deal propelled the Cowboys from 1-15 in coach Jimmy Johnson’s first season to a Super Bowl in 1992, which was followed by championships in 1993 and 1995.
The Seattle Seahawks are hoping quarterback Russell Wilson’s trade to the Denver Broncos can be their version of the Walker trade. Seattle received first-round picks in 2022 and 2023, second-round picks in 2022 and 2023 and a 2022 fifth-round selection, plus quarterback Drew Lock, tight end Noah Fant and defensive lineman Shelby Harris for Wilson and a 2022 fourth-rounder.
When the Cowboys dealt Walker, they knew they were giving up their best player while understanding they needed to rebuild. After winning a Super Bowl and making it to another with Wilson, Seattle might not believe it’s rebuild mode but they will have a chance to turn it around quickly — provided they hit on the draft picks as successfully as Dallas did.
With the Walker-to-Minnesota trade and the Wilson-to-Denver trade as the backdrop, NFL Nation reporters have a look at the largest trades in terms of total players and draft picks exchanged since the Walker deal in 1989. — Todd Archer
Oct 12, 1989: Cowboys-Vikings pull off largest trade in history
Picks and players exchanged: 18
Cowboys received: LB Jesse Solomon, LB David Howard, CB Issiac Holt, RB Darrin Nelson and DE Alex Stewart; 1990 picks in the first (No. 21), second and sixth rounds; 1991 picks in the first (11) and second rounds; and 1992 picks in the first (13), second and third rounds
Vikings received: RB Herschel Walker; 1990 picks in the third, fifth and 10th rounds; and a 1991 third-round pick….
Source : espn
