1998 Transactions1998 TransactionsDecember 22, 1998
trade QB Vinny Testaverde to the 
for past considerations.
December 15, 1998
trade K Jason Elam and DT Mark Smith to the for past considerations.
December 12, 1998
trade WR O.J. McDuffie to the 
for thier sixth round pick in 1999.
December 11, 1998
trade DT Leon Lett to the for future considerations.
December 10, 1998
trade QB Vinny Testaverde to the for a conditional 1998 draft pick and future considerations.
December 7, 1998
announce that they have sent S Chad Cota to the 
to complete their earlier trade for S Victor Green.
December 1, 1998
announce that they have sent their 1998 10th round pick to the to complete their earlier deal for DE Leslie O'Neal.
November 19, 1998
acquire S Victor Green from the for a player to be named later.
November 14, 1998
trade LB Derrick Rodgers and the Redskins 3rd round pick (acquired in a previous deal) to the 
for QB Dan Marino, the Redskins 1999 fifth round pick, and the 49ers 5th round pick in 1999.
November 7, 1998
send CB Antonio Langham to the for future considerations.
November 1, 1998
announce that they have sent their 1999 sixth round pick to the to complete their trade for RB Leon Johnson.
trade their ninth round pick in 1999 to the for TE Tony McGee.
October 31, 1998
trade QB Jim Harbaugh to the for their 4th round pick in the 1999 FFL Draft and the Raiders won't play RB Terrell Davis in Week Nine vs. the Lions. If Harbaugh starts less than 4 games (including Week Nine) for Baltimore for the rest of the 1998 season then the Lions will send them their ninth rounder in 1999. Starts missed due to injury would count as a start.
acquired RB Leon Johnson from the for a conditional 1999 FFL Draft pick. If Johnson scores 8+ points in Week Nine, then the 49ers receive the Lions 5th round pick. If he scores less than 8 points, the 49ers get the Lions 6th round selection.
October 24, 1998
trade their 4th round pick in the 1999 FFL Draft to the for DE Lester Archambeau.
send LB Derrick Rodgers and their 3rd round pick in 1999 to the for QB Dan Marino and their 5th round pick in the 1999 FFL Draft.
October 23, 1998
trade QB Steve McNair to the for their first round pick in the 1999 FFL Draft.
October 20, 1998
trade WR Mikhael Ricks to the for their 7th round pick in the 1999 FFL Draft.
cut WR Jerome Pathon.
October 18, 1998
trade QB Trent Dilfer to the for LB Cornelius Bennett and their 5th round pick in the 1999 FFL Draft.
October 14, 1998
trade WR Mikhael Ricks, DT Dan Wilkinson and their 5th round pick in the 1999 FFL Draft to the for WR Rob Moore and DE Hugh Douglas.
October 10, 1998
trade their 1999 seventh round pick to the for WR Shawn Jefferson.
October 9, 1998
trade QB Erik Kramer to the for WR Marvin Harrison.
send RB Raymont Harris and S Sam Shade to the for CB Charles Woodson.
October 7, 1998
trade RB Warrick Dunn, RB Chris Warren, their 1999 10th round pick and future considerations to the for RB Antowain Smith. The 49ers can also not trade Warren to an Eastern Division team until the end of the 1998 season.
October 3, 1998
trade ILB Stephen Boyd, DE Greg Ellis and their 3rd round pick in the 1999 FFL Draft to the for ILB Takeo Spikes, CB Shawn Springs and WR Mikhael Ricks.
September 26, 1998
trade QB Dan Marino to the for QB Erik Kramer.
send DE Keith Hamilton to the for the Raiders 8th round selection in the 1999 FFL Draft.
September 22, 1998
traded K Mike Hollis to the for K Cary Blanchard.
September 19, 1998
trade DE Keith Hamilton to the for the Niners eighth round pick in the 1999 FFL Draft.
September 18, 1998
trade RB Duce Staley and LB Jason Gildon to the for LB Peter Boulware.
send QB Dan Marino and K Mike Hollis to the for DT Wayne Martin and K Todd Peterson.
August 30, 1998
trade WR James McKnight to the for WR Bert Emanuel.
July 30, 1998
trade DE Leslie O'Neal to the for a conditional 1999 FFL Draft pick. All stats must be achieved during the FFL regular season period (whether he starts or not), and the conditions as agreed to by the teams are as follows:
- 3rd rounder: If O'Neal gets 9 sacks (in FFL regular season period), or 130 pts, or finishes in top ten for DL.
- 4th rounder: If he gets 7 or 8 sacks, or 100-129 pts.
- 5th rounder: If he gets 4-6 sacks.
- 10th rounder: If he gets 0-3 sacks.
- If Jags make Fantasy Bowl IV and O'Neal scores 15 pts or more, the Panthers get a bonus 15th round pick.
- If the Jags trade O'Neal, the team acquiring him takes on these conditions. If the team won't agree to that and the Jags still trade him the Panthers get a fourth rounder from the Jaguars.
July 26, 1998
trade their 20th round selection in the 1999 FFL Draft to the for future considerations.
July 16, 1998
trade QB Ryan Leaf and CB Donnie Abraham to the for DE Kenny Holmes and RB Jay Graham.
May 13, 1998
announce that they cut ILB Steve Tovar during the draft in order to keep RB Rodney Thomas.
May 8, 1998
released S Brock Marion.
waived S Mike Minter.
released K Morten Andersen, QB Dave Brown, ILB Bryan Schwartz.
cut QB Kent Graham, DE Anthony Cook, LB Bert Berry, RB Terry Kirby, WR Chris T. Jones, CB Bobby Taylor.
send their 10th round pick in the 1999 FFL Draft to the for K Brad Daluiso.
trade their 13th round pick in the 1999 FFL Draft to the for TE Mark Chmura.
April 29, 1998
trade RB Ki-Jana Carter to the for their 12th round pick (#95) in the 1998 FFL Draft. If the Panthers elect not to protect Carter, the Lions will give them their 13th round selection (#99).
April 21, 1998
trade RB Tiki Barber and their 6th round pick in '98 to the for RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar and their 8th round selection in the 1998 FFL Draft. Both players will join their new teams after protection rosters have been submitted.
April 19, 1998
trade ILB Marvcus Patton to the and send ILB Winfred Tubbs and WR Ike Hilliard to the . The Redskins trade ILB Bryan Schwartz and their 5th, 12th, and 15th round selections in the 1998 FFL Draft to the Jags, and send LB Jason Gildon to the 49ers. The 49ers trade LBs Bryce Paup and Jamir Miller along with their 8th and 9th round picks in '98 to the Jags.
April 13, 1998
trade WR Michael Jackson and their 3rd round pick in '98 to the for their 2nd and 4th round selections in the 1998 FFL Draft. The Panthers will also protect Jackson.
send QB Ty Detmer to the for their 9th round pick and the 10th round pick in 1998.
trade S Carnell Lake to the for their 11th and 12th round picks in the 1998 FFL Draft.
April 5, 1998
trade CB Deion Sanders to the for their 13th round pick in the 1998 FFL Draft.
April 2, 1998
trade their 2nd and 5th round picks in the 1998 FFL Draft to the for LB Kevin Greene and the 'Niners 7th round pick in '98.
trade their 6th round pick in the 1998 FFL Draft and future considerations to the for their 7th and 11th round picks in 1998.
April 1, 1998
trade their 7th round pick in the 1998 FFL Draft to the for DT Sam Adams.
March 14, 1998
trade DE Simeon Rice to the for DE Gabe Wilkins.
March 13, 1998
trade DT Henry Thomas, ILB Zach Thomas and K Gary Anderson to the for DE Simeon Rice and K Jason Elam.
March 11, 1998
trade DE Dan Wilkinson, WR Charles Johnson and their 10th round pick in 1998 to the for DE Alfred Williams, WR Rod Smith and the their 13th round pick in the 1998 FFL Draft. Johnson and Williams will join their new teams after protection rosters are submitted.
March 10, 1998
send K Jon Baker, CB Rod Woodson, CB Willie Williams, CB Donnell Woolford, ILB Jeff Brady and DE William Fuller to the for past considerations.
trade DE Anthony Cook to the for future considerations.
March 9, 1998
trade QB Jeff George to the for QB Drew Bledsoe and the 49ers 4th round pick in the 1998 FFL Draft. The Redskins also get a "transitional" tag on the Raiders 3rd pick overall. If the Raiders decide to accept offers for the pick, the Redskins will have an opportunity to meet or beat any offer.
send RB Curtis Martin, LB Dwayne Rudd and their 10th round pick in the 1998 FFL Draft to the for RB Ricky Watters and LB Bryce Paup.
March 7, 1998
trade their 14th round pick in the 1998 FFL Draft to the for RB Wiliam Floyd.
March 6, 1998
trade QB Trent Dilfer, DE Hugh Douglas, and LB James Farrior to the for RB Edgar Bennett and the Packers 7th round pick in the 1998 FFL Draft.
March 4, 1998
trade CB Cris Dishman to the for S Eric Turner.
February 24, 1998
trade DT Dana Stubblefield, and WRs Carl Pickens and Terrance Mathis to the for DE Kenny Holmes, DT Henry Thomas and WR Isaac Bruce. Only Thomas and Mathis will join their new teams now, while the others will switch after protection rosters are submitted.
trade QB Trent Dilfer, WR Michael Jackson and DE Neil Smith to the for ILB Zach Thomas and WR Andre Rison.
send ILB Levon Kirkland and CB Shawn Springs to the for ILB Michael Barrow and CB Doug Evans.
February 9, 1998
trade their 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th round picks in the 1998 FFL Draft as well as DE Derrick Alexander and RB Leroy Hoard to the for RB Errict Rhett and their 1st and 3rd round selections in '98.
February 3, 1998
trade DE Willie McGinest, RB Byron Hanspard and their 4th round pick in 1998 to the for RBs Bam Morris and Darnell Autry. The Panthers have the option to cancel the deal if McGinest signs with Baltimore or Carolina as a free agent by giving the Raiders their 3rd round pick in the 1998 FFL Draft.
