Dolphins' Ricky Williams Fails Another Drug Test

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Originally Posted by Master4Caster

The New Orleans Saints (I think this is true) gave up two draft choices to the Redskins to trade up to get Williams, over coach Mike Ditka's objections. I believe that was the year we drafted Lavar Arrington and Chris Samuels.

You got it semi right. Ditka was the one who wanted to make the trade and had final authority on such matters. Before the draft he stated that he would trade his entire set of draft picks to move up and get Ricky Williams.

The trade was:
Redskins #1 (5 overall)

Saints #1 (12 overall)
Saints #3 (71 overall)
Saints #4 (107 overall)
Saints #5 (144 overall)
Saints #6 (179 overall)
Saints #7 (218 overall)
Saints 1st rounder in 2000
Saints 3rd rounder in 2000

We of course then traded a bunch of those picks to move up to #7 and take Champ.