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Originally Posted by siberian khatru
I only remember him as an Oiler (although I recall my dad telling me he used to play for the Chiefs — him and Mike Adamle, weirdly).
Why was he traded? Salary dispute?
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I'm not really sure. Wikipedia says that both Culp and Matuszak were threatening to jump to the World Football League, but a trade wouldn't fix that problem. Arrowhead Addict says that Culp had already signed a WFL contract when he was traded, and that makes more sense if that required the Chiefs to trade him at a big discount.
https://arrowheadaddict.com/2021/11/...efs-history/2/
One might also wonder if the Chiefs were trying to get younger. At that point they were definitely an aging team on the decline. But they also gave up a first-round pick, so it doesn't make a ton of sense.