(Just to do a little something different, we’re going to start a regular feature called “The Daily Did You Know”— a nugget of information about a Buffalo sports team or player that you may not have known—or maybe you did.)
Did you know that indirectly, the Bills trading O.J. Simpson to San Francisco in 1978 led to the team acquiring Jim Kelly five years later?
When the Bills traded Simpson they received four picks from the 49ers; a second and third round draft choice in 1978 and a first and fourth rounder the following year. With that first round pick in 1979 the Bills drafted Tom Cousineau (first overall as well).
Though he never played a game with Buffalo, electing to sign with the CFL instead, Buffalo managed to trade his rights to the Cleveland Browns in 1982 for a first round (14th overall) pick in the ’83 draft.
Buffalo then used that pick on Jim Kelly. A lot of people know the Cousineau pick turned out to be Kelly. Not everyone however, realize it was dealing Simpson to San Francisco that would set up the future Cleveland trade.
