Vince Pacewic

In 1947, Pacewic signed with the team that drafted him four years prior, the Washington Redskins. However, the Redskins soon traded him to the Los Angeles Rams, with the stipulation that if the Rams opted to keep him, the team had to give up one of their own players to Washington.^[3] Ultimately, the Rams chose not to keep Pacewic on the roster, and traded him back to the Redskins on September 6, 1947.^[4]

Appearing in only two games, Pacewic made 5 receptions for 42 yards, and never rushed once, despite his position being listed as running back.^[1]

In the team's October 26 game against the Chicago Bears, Pacewic had one of his vertebrae knocked out of place, causing temporary partial paralysis. He seemed to recover from the paralysis quickly and was able to leave Griffith Stadium on his own, and it was initially thought that he would be able to return for the following week.^[5] However, the injury proved to be season-ending, as he was ruled out for several more games following the injury.^[6][7]

The Redskins put him on the trade bloc in mid-November 1947, and he never played another down of professional football.^[8]

Pacewic died in Los Angeles on April 1, 1990, at the age of 69 years old.