MIAReceived
Miami Dolphins
PDaunte Culpepper
Quarterback crossroads · March 14, 2006
The quarterback trade that sent Daunte Culpepper to Miami
Miami acquired Daunte Culpepper from Minnesota for a 2006 second-round pick while choosing his knee rehabilitation over Drew Brees's shoulder recovery.
See where this happened in the 2006 offseason →The original receipt
Every asset in the deal
Each team panel shows the players and draft assets it received.
To MIA
To MIN20062NDround assetMINReceived
Minnesota Vikings
#2006 second-round pick · No. 51Ryan Cook
Why it happened
The bet each side made
The Dolphins believed Culpepper could recover his 2004 form and become the long-awaited answer after Dan Marino. Minnesota began a new era under Brad Childress.
Why history remembers it
Culpepper started only four games for Miami, while Brees signed with New Orleans the same day and changed that franchise's history.
The family tree
Where the picks and rights went
Selections, swaps and later trades are traced separately so a downstream player is not mistaken for a direct one-for-one return.
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2006 No. 51 · selected
Ryan Cook
Minnesota used the acquired selection on a versatile offensive lineman who started 40 games for the team.
What changed
The consequences
- Culpepper's Miami tenure lasted four starts.
- The decision became inseparable from Brees's simultaneous move to New Orleans.
- Minnesota used the return on offensive lineman Ryan Cook.
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