NFL: Five Worst Trades of All-time

2. NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre Traded To Green Bay

Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers

Brett Favre is remembered as one of the greatest NFL QBs of his generation, and most fondly for his time spent with the Green Bay Packers, with whom he won a Super Bowl ring in 1996.

Favre wasn't drafted by the Packers, though. That honor went to the Atlanta Falcons, who unearthed the gunslinger in the second round (33rd overall pick) in the 1991 NFL Draft.

Favre struggled for minutes during his rookie year. Two of his four pass attempts were interceptions, and this prompted the Falcons to strike a deal with Green Bay: Brett Favre for the Packers' first-round pick in the 1992 draft (19th overall pick).

With the pick, the Falcons opted for Tony Smith, a running back out of Southern Mississippi. Smith was a decent player but not a scratch on Favre.

No. 52: 2003 Week 16 - Packers vs. Raiders “Brett Favre's Legendary MNF Game After His Dad Passed Away” (Dec. 22, 2003) #NFL100 @packers @BrettFavre 📺: NFL 100 Greatest Games on @NFLNetwork pic.twitter.com/Eeys33JDOT

— NFL (@NFL) September 28, 2019

After three years in Atlanta, Smith was traded to the Carolina Panthers while Favre went on to become one of the greatest QBs to ever play football.

This truly was a terrible trade from the Falcons.

1. The Herschel Walker Trade from Dallas to Minnesota

Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants

The Herschel Walker trade involving the Dallas Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings has gone down in infamy as being the best, worst, most lopsided, and most blockbuster NFL trade of all time.

I already discussed why it's the most blockbuster trade of all time here, but let's take a look at why it was also the worst trade of all time.

First, despite a mammoth year in 1988-89, in which he amassed over 2,000 yards from scrimmage for the Cowboys, running back Walker never had another season like that one whilst operating in the Vikings' colors and was traded away after just two-and-a-half years in Minnesota.

Then there are the six Draft picks the Cowboys were able to attain for Walker; these were: running back Emmitt Smith, wide receiver Alexander Wright, defensive tackle Russell Maryland, wide receiver Alvin Harper, linebacker Dixon Edwards, linebacker Robert Jones, cornerback Kevin Smith, and safety Darren Woodson.

No. 39: The Herschel Walker Trade @dallascowboys 📺: #NFL100 Greatest Game Changers on @NFLNetwork pic.twitter.com/IZxivXZYf6

— NFL (@NFL) October 26, 2019

Effectively, the Cowboys used Walker to bring together one of the most dominant teams of any period in NFL history, the early 90s' Dallas Cowboys, a team that lifted three Super Bowls in four.

The Vikings, on the other hand, are still searching for that elusive first Super Bowl and that's why it has to go down as one of the worst trades in NFL history.