Mike Ditka of the Saints wanted to move up in the draft order to ensure that he would be able to select Ricky Williams from the University of Texas at Austin. “When the coaches were told about it that day,” Turner said, “we looked at each other and said, ‘This isn’t real. “Twenty years ago—that’s crazy,” the Washington coach at the time, Norv Turner, said Friday. “A generational trade,” Casserly called it. “I’m not doing that,” he said. Here are the top 7 brands winning over Gen Z customers. Big problems. 12 pick might have just been doomed from the start. [1], At the end of his rookie season, Williams expressed resentment towards Ditka and New Orleans. Also Know, what happened to Ricky Williams? They traded all six of their 1999 picks, plus a first and third-rounder in the 2000 draft, to the Washington Redskins; in return, New Orleans moved up to the fifth spot. Get all the sports news you need, direct to your inbox. [2] However, other teams had doubts about Williams' passion for the game, and judgment in hiring Master P as his agent. Washington got Bailey at seven. In his rookie season, Williams rushed for almost 900 yards but only two touchdowns. They don’t make trades like they used to. This page was last modified on 25 May 2016, at 17:15. [17] Many agents and sportswriters criticized the contract, saying that Williams should have received more guaranteed money in his contract. Casserly, fuming, took a deep breath and agreed to the ransom. [2] The Saints tried to trade all of their picks in the 1998 NFL Draft to acquire one of the top two picks, which they intended to use on Peyton Manning or Ryan Leaf, but their overtures were rejected. Postscript II: Casserly thought he had a deal with Chicago, picking seventh, to move from 12 to seven if the player Washington wanted was available. He would go on to post two solid seasons with the Saints before being shipped to Miami. 27 picks in Round One of the 2000 draft. [1] He did not coach again. “If you really want the player, you’ve got to take a step back and take the emotion out of it,” he said. In return, they received a pair of first-round picks — in 2020 and 2021 — a 2021 second-round pick, cornerback Johnson Bademosi, and tackle Julien Davenport. 12 spot in the 1999 draft to the No. McNown was a disaster, and was out of football after two seasons. I went into New Orleans to interview him, and though pleasant enough, he insisted on doing the interview with his helmet on, with the dark shield covering his face. Heaven knows why Williams did that, but the season started bad and got worse. Saints' Ricky Williams trade still one of most infamous in draft history Then-Saints coach Mike Ditka sported a unique look the day after the team drafted Ricky Williams in … Ricky Williams, a running back, played college football for the Texas Longhorns of the University of Texas at Austin. The New Orleans Saints, however, took their pursuit of him to the next level, pulling off one of the worst draft-day trades the NFL has ever seen. [25], In a 2013 list of the worst NFL trades ever made, Sports Illustrated ranked the Ricky Williams trade as the second-worst, following only the Herschel Walker trade. The Cowboys traded running back Herschel Walker along with three draft choices (a third and 10th-round choice in 1990 and a third-round choice in 1991) to the Vikings. The look on his face was, ‘What the f— is this?’ “. During his freshman season with the Longhorns, he piled up 990 rushing yards and eight touchdowns; he would improve in both metrics with each passing season. Williams lasted three seasons with the Saints before being traded to Miami in 2002. RICKY WILLIAMS TRADE: THE AFTERMATH. Ditka agreed to the photoshoot as long as he wasn't wearing the wedding dress. McNown was a disaster, and was out of football after two seasons. [1], Ditka ended his tenure with the Saints with a 15–33 win-loss record in three seasons. The Saints did it. And even if they were determined to move up, they would have had more success with the guys picked fourth, sixth and seventh in that 1999 draft: RB Edgerrin James, WR Torry Holt and CB Champ Bailey. [7] This became the biggest NFL trade for one player since 1959. Postscript III: I didn’t ask Casserly if he got any satisfaction from the quarterback Chicago took to be its long-term QB solution at 12—Cade McNown, who won three games in two years for the Bears. Read more from Football Morning in America here. We’re picking the guy we want badly. Two decades ago Wednesday, the New Orleans Saints made one of the craziest trades in NFL history. It's been 20 years since the Saints traded their entire draft for Ricky Williams. The Saints went 3-13, and Ditka was fired. © Copyright 2020 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. Postscript VI: Williams had a good NFL career, in between missing two years for a “retirement” and a marijuana suspension. To do so, he traded every pick he had in the draft for the fifth overall selection, which he used to select Williams. 27 pick, tight end Anthony Becht, was a five-year starter for New York. You gotta do that.’ “ And GM Charley Casserly, negotiating with Saints GM Billy Kuharich, agreed to it eagerly. In return, the Cowboys received linebackers Jesse Solomon and David Howard, cornerback Issiac Holt, and defensive end Alex Stewart. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. The Jacksonville Jaguars traded disgruntled star cornerback Jalen Ramsey to the Los Angeles Rams for two first-round draft picks (2020 and 2021) and a fourth-round pick in 2021. As a senior, however, Williams took his game to a new level. The Colts, besides surrendering their top choices in 1989-90, also reportedly agreed to pay Young $5 million over four years. It’s safe to say that Williams did exactly that. After being elected to the Hall last February, Bailey got a call from Casserly. He infamously conducted some of his media interviews behind a helmet and visor. 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This offseason, one member of the organization predicted it would take a Ricky Williams trade to get them to surrender the No. He joins a list of players dealt for multiple first-round picks in return. Everyone knew the coach wanted Williams—he publically said he would give up every pick he had for the running back—, sapping the Saints of any possible leverage. [26] While the Redskins made the 1999 postseason, they failed to return until 2005. He finished with 10,009 rushing yards in 11 seasons, 31st on the all-time rushing list. When the dreadlocked Williams got to the Saints offices, Ditka greeted him wearing a wig with dreadlocks, and a flowered shirt and shorts. Ricky Williams (San Diego, 21 mei 1978) is een voormalig Amerikaans American football-Running back.Hij speelde van 1999 tot 2011 in de NFL bij 3 clubs, de New Orleans Saints (1999 tot 2001), de Miami Dolphins (2002-2005, 2007-2010) en de Baltimore Ravens (2011). Ricky-mania was in full swing. Williams wound up running for more than 10,000 yards in a unique 12-year career that included a surprising yearlong retirement in the middle of his prime and multiple suspensions for violating the NFL's drug policy. Other than helping New Orleans win a division title in 2000, Williams’ tenure in New Orleans was more circus than football. Williams dressed in a wedding gown and Ditka in a wedding tux, and they posed as bride and groom for an August 1999 cover of ESPN The Magazine. Besides Hill and Fuller, the Rams gave up their first- and fifth-round draft choices in 1987 and a first-round pick in 1988. Peter King looks back at the deal as well as the deals that WEREN'T made. “If you really want the player, you’ve got to take a step back and take the emotion out of it,” he said. [6], The Saints traded their first round, third round, fourth round, fifth round, sixth round, and seventh round picks in the 1999 NFL Draft, and their first-round and third-round picks from the 2000 NFL Draft to the Washington Redskins for the fifth overall pick of the 1999 NFL Draft. Everything you need to know about sports betting starts here. [26] The Bears used the Saints' original first round pick to select Cade McNown, who had a 3–12 winning record in two seasons before he was released. By the time he finished his college career, Williams had recorded 6,279 rushing yards and 72 rushing touchdowns; both were NCAA records at the time, The story behind the @Redskins trade with the @Saints ”The Ricky Williams Trade” where the Saints traded 8 picks and we in turn used some of them to trade back up for future Hall of Famer Champ Bailey @NFLDraft @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/QR5upPFQDO. Big problems. There was a fan fest with maybe 5,000 fans there on the property, fans going crazy because they got the best player in college football, and they chanted for Williams. They traded All-Pro running back Eric Dickerson to the Indianapolis Colts on Halloween 1987, in a three-team blockbuster trade, involving 10 players, which also included the Buffalo Bills. (Man, why not ask for Ditka’s first-born too?) Seattle Seahawk Fredd Young, amid a contract dispute, was traded to the Indianapolis Colts for two first-round draft choices, in 1988. That pick wound up getting traded to the Chicago Bears, who didn't fare much better with quarterback Cade McNown. The Redskins acquired Bailey and LaVar Arrington. The Colts got Dickerson, and the Bills added linebacker Cornelius Bennett, the second-overall pick in the 1987 NFL Draft, whom the Colts were unable to sign, while the Rams got running backs Greg Bell and Owen Gill, along with six draft picks three each from the Bills and Colts, including each teams’ first- and second-round picks in 1988.

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