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Arbitrated star transfer · March 16, 2004

The three-team solution that sent Terrell Owens to Philadelphia

Philadelphia acquired Terrell Owens, Baltimore received a fifth-round pick and San Francisco landed Brandon Whiting after a dispute over Owens's initial Ravens trade.

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The original receipt

Every asset in the deal

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

To PHIPHIOWENS—To SFSFWHITING—To BAL2004PICKround asset
PHIReceived

Philadelphia Eagles

PTerrell Owens
SFReceived

San Francisco 49ers

PBrandon Whiting
BALReceived

Baltimore Ravens

#2004 fifth-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

Owens transformed Philadelphia's offense and returned from a broken leg to star in Super Bowl XXXIX.

What changed

The consequences

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