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And I Thought I Knew "Everything" About Jerry Rice...

JackWESQJackWESQ Posts: 2,133 ✭✭✭
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... and I thought I knew everything there was to know about Jerry Rice. I'm sure someone else knew that Jerry was selected by Birmingham Stallions in 1st round (1st pick overall) of 1985 USFL Draft, but that is news to me. How awesome would it be if he had a 1985 Topps USFL rookie card? But I guess he made the right decision going to the NFL.

/s/ JackWESQ
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    SoonerCowboySoonerCowboy Posts: 1,179
    Another interesting fact:
    The Dallas Cowboys were going to draft him but the 49ers traded up and got him....Dallas had the next pick. Yet, another reason to hate the 49ers. image
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    Ichiro51fanIchiro51fan Posts: 379
    One of... if not THE... greatest trade-up in the history of the NFL! Way to go niners!
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    gosteelersgosteelers Posts: 2,668 ✭✭✭
    A few years later, the Cowboys benefitted when they traded up to secure Emmitt Smith. I can't remember who they jumped to get him, though?
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    perkdogperkdog Posts: 29,498 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I never knew that either, very interesting.
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    jmoran19jmoran19 Posts: 1,605 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Another interesting fact:
    The Dallas Cowboys were going to draft him but the 49ers traded up and got him....Dallas had the next pick. Yet, another reason to hate the 49ers. >>



    I think you mean another reason to LOVE the niners image

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    digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭
    Actually, as fate would have it, biggest loosers in both those drafts seems to have been the NY Jets.

    In 1985, the Jets picked Al Toon over Jerry Rice when shopping for a WR.
    In 1990, the Jets picked Blair Thomas over Emmit Smith when shopping for a RB.
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    perkdogperkdog Posts: 29,498 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Actually, as fate would have it, biggest loosers in both those drafts seems to have been the NY Jets.

    In 1985, the Jets picked Al Toon over Jerry Rice when shopping for a WR.
    In 1990, the Jets picked Blair Thomas over Emmit Smith when shopping for a RB. >>



    Ugly stuff right there!
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