NFL Draft Ryan Leaf trivia - Page 3

DaFace and I were just talking football, and we looked something up and remembered this little fact.

Not only was Ryan Leaf a colossal bust with the #2 pick in the draft, but San Diego traded up to get him. The Cardinals held the #2 slot and the Chargers held the #3 spot. To move up one spot in the first round, the Chargers gave the Cardinals...

the #3 pick in the first round in 1998 (Andre Wadsworth)
their first-round pick the next year (#8 - David Boston)
their second-round pick in 1998 (#33 - Corey Chavous)
kick returner Eric Metcalf
linebacker Patrick Sapp

I didn't remember that the Chargers traded into that spot. Ouch.
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Originally Posted by PunkinDrublic:
If he wants to prove himself worthy of being drafted ahead of Peyton Manning, he sure has a funny way of showing it.

You’re right ....he’s running out of time.

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Originally Posted by Gadzooks:
I figure the fact that he had a brain tumor might have led to some of his struggles in life.

Did he have a tumor or a threemor?
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Originally Posted by Bump:
Anyone remember his 1-15, 4 yd performance with 4 fumbles and 2 ints vs us in 1998? That was a doozy.

I was there- one of my favorite games ever. Our D was nasty!
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Originally Posted by RINGLEADER:
I remember that game vividly. He came in 2-0 and talking smack about how Arrowhead was “just another stadium” then proceed to complete like 4 passes and 5 INTs. Don’t remember the exact numbers but he had more completions to Chiefs than he did to Chargers. Shortly thereafter he had the famous locker room outburst and that was a wrap on his career.

:-)

That was one of the worst QB beat downs I ever witnessed.

Steve Young and Elway took a beating at Arrowhead too.
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Originally Posted by Halfcan:

I was there- one of my favorite games ever. Our D was nasty!

Ryan Leaf 1-14 for 4 yards, 2 INT's, and 4 fumbles. Ryan Leaf was destroyed at ARROWHEAD that day! EPIC! :-)
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You guys just won the super bowl. Why are you jackin' off to a victory over a guy, with a brain tumor, that happened in the rain 22 years ago?
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Originally Posted by Gadzooks:
You guys just won the super bowl. Why are you jackin' off to a victory over a guy, with a brain tumor, that happened in the rain 22 years ago?

It's called FREEDOM! :-)
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Originally Posted by Gadzooks:
You guys just won the super bowl. Why are you jackin' off to a victory over a guy, with a brain tumor, that happened in the rain 22 years ago?

Why are you trying to relate his struggles to a brain tumor he had removed years later? Leaf only had one medical issue during his playing career and that was his addiction to pain pills. I think the game at Arrowhead might have actually started that addiction too. :-)
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