The NFL players traded for two first-round picks: Mack joins list

There was a time in NFL history when trading two first-round draft picks for one player wasn't all that uncommon. Times have changed, however, and Saturday morning's blockbuster deal between the Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders merits a special place in the recent history of pro football.

The deal, which will send pass-rusher Khalil Mack to the Bears, is the first trade in nine years to involve two first-round picks going to one team for a veteran player. It is just the ninth in the past 32 years, dating back to 1986.

The list below is filtered for the acquisition of veteran players at that price, and not when teams received that compensation in cases involving the franchise tag (such as the…