Suspended DE Merriman to spend time off helping to rebuild N.O.

We could have had Troy but Haslett thought it would be wise to trade 2 first rounders for Sullivan. The Steelers picked him right after where our picks would have been. Keep in mind this was right after Haslett thought it would be a good idea to get rid of Sammy Knight.


Actually he got picked at #16 by the Steelers that year and we had picks 17-18. So, we still could have gotten him, but we would have had to trade up!