Sports headlines for Wednesday August 16, 1978:
- Rams Deal Harold Jackson To Patriots For Draft Picks
Today's football transactions:
- Cowboys traded Dallas' #11 pick in the 1979 draft to Lions for Skip Butler
- Lions placed Dave Simonson on injured reserve
- Lions placed Howard Fest on injured reserve
- Lions placed Russ Bolinger on injured reserve
- Chiefs traded John Brockington to Lions for Eddie Payton
- Vikings traded Minnesota's #8 pick in the 1979 draft to Colts for Frank Myers
- Patriots traded New England's #3 pick in the 1979 draft and #4 pick in the 1980 draft to Rams for Harold Jackson
- Jets traded an undisclosed 1979 draft pick to Rams for Andre Anderson
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No games today.