Worst non trade in NFL history? (1 Viewer)

[Bri]

Prior to the draft, there was an effort by New Orleans Saints' head coach Mike Ditka and management to get the Bengals' high draft position so the Saints could get Ricky Williams. The final offer, which was refused by Bengals management, was for nine draft picks, several extra in that year as well as many the next year. Instead of taking the trade, the Bengals stayed with their initial decision to draft Smith, who, while athletic, (he had also played two years of minor-league baseball and ran a 4.66 40-yard dash[2]) was still largely unproven, having only succeeded at the college level for one season.

Smith missed large periods of 1999 training camp due to contract disputes; many pundits[who?] later speculated that his absence from this part of training camp hurt him in the seasons to come[citation needed]. Despite showing athleticism in his early games, he failed to grasp the Bengals playbook fully, and never established himself with the team. During the four years he was with the Bengals, he would only start in 17 games, eventually leading to his release in 2002.

 

[pablito]

But you see, then Mike Brown would have had to PAY all nine of those additional draftees.

 

[Sweet Love]

And in 2020...

"What the Bills Could Have Had"

Prior to the draft there was an effort by Bud Adams to move up to get the Bills' high draft position so the Titans could get Cam Newton. The final offer, which was refused by Bills management, was for nine draft picks, several extra in that year as well as many the next year. Instead of taking the trade, the Bills stayed with their initial decision to draft Newton, who, while athletic, was still largely unproven, having only succeeded at the college level for one season.

Deja vu all over again...

 

[Sabertooth]

The Packers were offering draft picks as compensation for Randy Moss. Brett Favre was lobbying hard for the deal, but the New England Patriots came in with a sweeter deal Moss went on to put up a fantastic season and Favre, who just loves the game so much, was frustrated at being surrounded with lackluster talent like Donald Driver and Greg Jennings. The hall of famer left the Packers a few years later after faking retirement. He went on to later lead the Vikings almost all the way to the Super Bowl (football's ultimate stage) except his team let him down. The Packers, well...

 

[flapgreen]

Worst franchise in NFL history.

 

[thesurfshop19]

Upon clicking on this thread, that was the only trade I was thinking of. What an incredible disaster.