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Trade for Archie Manning fell through in 1974

Questions keep piling up in my inbox and I apologize that it sometimes takes weeks, or more, to answer them. Over the next few weeks, I’ll try to make a dent in the list.

James from Lena, WI

Is it true that Archie Manning was the trade that never happened when John Hadl came here? I’ve heard New Orleans backed out of the trade and Dan Devine was desperate for a quarterback and acquired Hadl instead.

Good memory. Ditto for Jeff of Neenah who also asked about the Packers’ pursuit of Manning. It happened in 1974, the week before the Hadl trade was consummated.