1997 Transactions1997 TransactionsDecember 26, 1997
aquire WR Terrance Mathis from the 
for future considerations.
December 10, 1997
aquire CB Ashley Ambrose from the 
by sending them their 1998 10th round pick and the Jaguars 15th round pick, obtained in a previous deal.
December 1, 1997
trade DE Gabe Wilkins to the 
for QB Chris Chandler and ILB Jessie Tuggle.
November 22, 1997
trade LB Wayne Simmons to the for S Tim McDonald.
November 19, 1997
trade ILB Junior Seau to the for DE Tony Brackens and ILB Jeff Brady.
send K Jason Elam to the 
for K John Carney.
trade LB Jamie Sharper to the for WR Ike Hilliard.
November 8, 1997
trade their fourth round pick in the 1997 FFL Draft to the for QB Troy Aikman.
trade their fourth round pick in the 1997 FFL Draft to the for QB Trent Dilfer.
November 1, 1997
trade WR Chris T. Jones and RB Jay Graham to the for RB Leeland McElroy and LB Rufus Porter.
October 30, 1997
trade WR Ike Hilliard and their 15th round pick in the 1997 FFL Draft to the for LB Jamie Sharper.
October 25, 1997
trade CB Bobby Taylor to the for WR Bobby Engram.
send LB Bryce Paup to the for future considerations.
trade LB Bryce Paup to the for DL Tony Brackens.
send DL Tony Brackens to the for past considerations.
October 20, 1997
trade K Steve Christie to the for K Doug Pelfrey.
October 15, 1997
trade K John Carney to the for K Jason Elam.
October 12, 1997
send CB Willie Williams to the for CB Donnie Abraham.
October 11, 1997
trade DE Anthony Cook to the for LB Wayne Simmons.
trade DE Lance Johnstone and DE Tony Brackens to the for LB Bryce Paup.
October 9, 1997
trade WR Derrick Alexander, TE Wesley Walls, DE Michael McCrary, and LB Renaldo Turnbull to the for WR Jimmy Smith, WR Charles Johnson, WR Yatil Green, DE Fernando Smith and TE Kyle Brady.
send WR Reidel Anthony to the for WR Charles Johnson.
trade LB Seth Joyner and WR O.J. McDuffie to the for WR Andre Reed.
send their 9th round pick in the 1998 FFL Draft to the for WR Brett Perriman.
October 4, 1997
send WR Bobby Engram to the for previous considerations.
trade K Jeff Jaegar to the for future considerations.
trade CB Ray Buchanan to the for CB Donnell Woolford.
September 25, 1997
sent WR Frank Sanders to the for future considerations.
traded WR Frank Sanders to the for WR Reidel Anthony.
sent WR Reidel Anthony to the for past considerations.
traded TE Wesley Walls and RB Erric Pegram to the for RB Anthony Johnson and TE Ken Dilger.
sent RB Marshall Faulk, WR Irving Fryar and LB Reinard Wilson to the for RB's Garrison Hearst and Greg Hill, and future considerations.
September 24, 1997
traded WR Irving Fryar, LB Jamir Miller and LB Dwayne Rudd to the for WR Charles Johnson and RB Gary Brown.
September 22, 1997
trade DT Sam Adams and WR O.J. McDuffie to the for LB Jessie Armstead.
trade DE Alfred Williams and K Morten Anderson to the for LB Derrick Brooks, WR Frank Sanders and K Steve Christie.
September 20, 1997
send K Norm Johnson to the for past considerations.
September 12, 1997
traded K Doug Pelfrey to the for K Jeff Wilkins.
August 28, 1997
traded LB Kevin Hardy and WR Cris Carter to the for WR Charles Johnson and LB Kevin Greene.
August 27, 1997
traded LB James Farrior and CB Tom Knight to the for CB Rod Woodson.
sent DE Michael Sinclair and WR Terrell Owens to the for DT Luther Ellis and future considerations.
aquired WR Andre Hastings from the in exchange for WR Terrell Owens.
August 24, 1997
sent WR Jimmy Smith, RB Byron Hanspard, LB Jamie Sharper and ILB Levon Kirkland to the for RB Lawrence Phillips, WR O.J.McDuffie, ILB Hardy Nickerson and DT D'Marco Farr.
August 20, 1997
traded WR Frank Sanders and LB William Thomas to the for WR O.J. McDuffie and LB Jessie Armstead.
August 14, 1997
aquired LB Antonio London from the for RB Terrell Fletcher.
July 19, 1997
sent DE Gabe Wilkins and future considerations to the for DE Roy Barker.
traded DT Darrell Russell to the for DE Kenard Lang and future considerations.
July 5, 1997
released RB Craig Heyward and LB Darrin Smith.
released WR Bryan Still, K Kevin Butler, WR Jeff Graham, and QB Danny Kanell.
traded CB Tom Carter to the for CB Craig Newsome.
cut K Doug Brien.
released DE Jason Taylor.
June 21, 1997
announce that they have resigned WR Rob Moore.
June 15, 1997
sent TE Ben Coates to the for TE Mark Chmura.
announce that DE Kevin Carter has joined the team.
June 14, 1997
aquired S Mark Carrier from the for their 15th round pick in the upcoming draft.
June 13, 1997
traded WR Eric Metcalf to the for their 7th round pick in the 1997 FFL Draft.
sent their 3rd round pick and LB Roman Phifer to the for their 2nd and 3rd selections and WR Yancey Thigpen.
June 11, 1997
traded DL Mike Mamula to the for their 4th (#28) and 6th (#45) round picks in the 1997 FFL Draft.
send DE Anthony Smith to the for DT Chad Hennings.
May 28, 1997
send DL William Fuller, RB Leeland McElroy, their 10th (#77), 11th (#86), 12th (#93), and 14th (#110) round picks in the 1997 FFL Draft to the for ILB Ray Lewis, the Packers 3rd (#20) round pick aquired in a previous deal, their 9th (#71), 11th (#82), 12th (#95), and 14th (#106) round selections in the upcoming draft.
April 28, 1997
and agree to a draft day trade with Lions sending the Packers 3rd Round pick, the Panthers 3rd Round pick, and the Lions 4th Round pick to the 49ers for DL Kevin Carter and the Lions 3rd round pick.
aquire DL Neil Smith and the Redskins 4th and 9th Round picks from the for the 49ers 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 8th selections in the 1997 draft.
April 27, 1997
send QB Chris Chandler to for their 3rd Round pick. then cut QB Jim McMahon.
trade Packers 3rd Round pick to the for DL Ray Seals and WR Andre Rison. cut K Fuad Reveiz.
trade their 3rd round pick to the for RB Tommy Vardell and Packers 3rd Round pick. cut DL Charles Haley.
send their 1st Round pick to the for their 2nd and 3rd Round selections in the 1997 draft.
Previous Offseason Transactions
traded DB Walt Harris to for DB Darryl Williams.
traded DB Cris Dishman to the for DL Darryl Gardner.
sent DB Darryl Williams to the for DB Donnell Woolford.
traded LB Greg Lloyd to the for WR Michael Irvin, LB Chris Slade and DL Mike Mamula.
traded their 1997 1st round pick in the FFL Draft (#5 overall) and LB Chris Spielman to the for their 1997 #1 pick (#3 overall).
