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Breakout-receiver wager · March 7, 2003

The franchise-tag trade that sent Peerless Price to Atlanta

Atlanta acquired Peerless Price from Buffalo for a first-round pick and signed him to a long-term deal after his 1,252-yard season.

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The original receipt

Every asset in the deal

Each team panel shows the players and draft assets it received.

To ATLATLPRICE—To BUF20031STround asset
ATLReceived

Atlanta Falcons

PPeerless Price
BUFReceived

Buffalo Bills

#2003 first-round pick

Why it happened

The bet each side made

The move forced both organizations to choose between the value of the present roster and a different competitive timeline.

Why history remembers it

Price never reproduced his Buffalo peak, while the Bills used the pick on long-term running back Willis McGahee.

What changed

The consequences

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