Editing Ted Hendricks (section)

===Green Bay Packers===
One week after signing to begin play in 1975 with the [[World Football League]]'s [[Jacksonville Sharks (WFL)|Jacksonville Sharks]], Hendricks was traded along with a [[1975 NFL draft|1975]] second-round pick (28th overall&ndash;traded to [[Los Angeles Rams]] for [[John Hadl]]) from the Colts to the [[Green Bay Packers]] for [[Tom MacLeod]] and a 1975 eighth-round selection (192nd overall&ndash;[[Northwestern State Demons football|Northwestern State]] running back Mario Cage) on August 13, 1974.<ref name="storkbalgbp"/><ref>[https://www.prosportstransactions.com/football/DraftTrades/Years/1975.htm 1975 NFL Draft Pick Transactions, January 28 (Rounds 1&ndash;7) & 29 (Rounds 8&ndash;17) &ndash; Pro Sports Transactions.] Retrieved October 27, 2020</ref>

He was assigned jersey no. 56. Hendricks was then in the second straight option year of his NFL contract, and had one of his best seasons: five interceptions, seven blocked kicks (3 field goals, 3 [[Punt (gridiron football)|punts]] and 1 [[extra point]]) and a [[Safety (American football score)|safety]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Ted Hendricks {{!}} Pro Football Hall of Fame |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/ted-hendricks/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=pfhof |language=en}}</ref> two sacks, 75 tackles,<ref name=":10" /> and two knocked down passes while again earning consensus first team [[1974 All-Pro Team|All-Pro]] honors for the second time from the AP, Pro Football Writers, NEA and Pro Football Weekly.<ref name=":12" />{{BLP sources|date=November 2024}}

With the World Football League bankrupt, owner [[Al Davis]] of the Raiders sent two first round draft choices to the Packers for the rights to Hendricks, signing him as a limited free agent.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=LaMarre |first=Tom |date=2024-03-07 |title=Raiders Traded Two No. 1 Picks for LB Hendricks |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/the-black-hole-plus/ted-hendricks-oakland-los-angeles-las-vegas-raiders-nfl-draft-green-bay-packers-al-davis |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Las Vegas Raiders On SI |language=en-US}}</ref>