The recent trade of Richard Seymour to Oakland for a 2011 first round draft pick has hit a bump in the road. Seymour has not reported to the Oakland Raiders. He may be trying to use leverage to get a contract extension. The Raiders want to void the trade if he doesn't show up.
Trades don't always work. In 1971, the Pats traded RB Carl Garrett to the Dallas Cowboys for RB Duane Thomas. Garrett beat out O.J. Simpson for Offensive Rookie of the year in 1968a and remains 7th on the Pat's all-time rushing list with 2,251 yards.
Dunae Thomas was a free spirited player who immediately got into an argument with Coach John Mazur when he arrived to the Pats training camp.Thomas was a gifted runner, having led the league with 13 TD's in 1970. He was also the Cowboy's leading rusher. The situation became much worse and the Pats asked the league to void the trade.
Both players returned to their teams. Thomas would be traded again and ended his career in 1974 as a disappointment. Garrett ended up playing 9 seasons in the NFL, retiring in 1977. He left the Pats in 1973 when the team drafted Sam Cunningham in the first round.
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