This Week in 国产外流网History: April 19 to April 25; Generational talents begin their 国产外流网journey

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This Week in 国产外流网History: April 19 to April 25; Generational talents begin their 国产外流网journey

Published: Apr 18, 2021 at 08:37 AM

Welcome to This Week in 国产外流网History! Every week, the Research team will spotlight the anniversaries of notable events and birthdays.

April 19

-- The Chiefs selected HOF TE Tony Gonzalez 13th overall in the 1997 国产外流网Draft

Chiefs traded up from the 18th pick to select Gonzalez
1,325 receptions (3rd-most in 国产外流网history, most by TE), 15,127 receiving yards (6th-most in 国产外流网history, most by TE) & 111 receiving TD (8th-most in 国产外流网history, 2nd-most by TE)
Chiefs' all-time leader in receptions (916), receiving yards (10,940) & receiving TD (76)
Played 12 (1997-2008) of his 17 career 国产外流网seasons with KC and 5 with ATL

-- The Rams selected HOF T Orlando Pace 1st overall in the 1997 国产外流网Draft

Rams traded up from the 6th pick to 1st pick with the Jets 2 days prior
7-time Pro Bowl selection & 3-time First Team All-Pro
Super Bowl XXXIV Champion with the Rams & Member of 2000's All-Decade Team
Played 12 (1997-2008) of his 13 career 国产外流网seasons with STL and 1 with CHI

-- Notable Birthday: HOF Troy Polamalu (40)

April 20

-- The Panthers selected DE Julius Peppers 2nd overall in the 2002 国产外流网Draft

2002 AP Defensive ROY
9-time Pro Bowl selection (5 with CAR) & 3-time First Team All-Pro (2 with CAR)
Member of 2000's & 2010's All-Decade Team
Played 10 (2002-2009, 2017-2018) of 17 国产外流网seasons with the Panthers

-- The Falcons acquired the 1st overall pick of the 2001 国产外流网Draft (QB Mike Vick锘�) from the Chargers in exchange for WR Tim Dwight, the 5th overall pick (HOF RB LaDainian Tomlinson锘�) & 2 additional draft picks (3rd Rd pick & 2002 2nd Rd pick)

Vick: 4-time Pro Bowl selection (3 with ATL) & 6,109 rush yards (most by QB in 国产外流网history)
Tomlinson: 145 rush TD are 2nd-most in 国产外流网history behind only HOF Emmitt Smith (175)

-- GM Charley Casserly made QB David Carr the 1st draft pick in Texans history with the 1st overall pick in the 国产外流网Draft in 2002

Sacked an 国产外流网record 76 times in his rookie season
Played 5 of his 10 国产外流网seasons with the Texans

-- Notable Birthdays: HOF Ernie Stautner, Steve Spurrier (76), Peter Schrager (39) & LB Luke Kuechly (30)

April 21

-- The Chargers selected HOF RB LaDainian Tomlinson 5th overall in the 国产外流网Draft in 2001

2006 AP 国产外流网MVP (Set 国产外流网single-season rushing TD (28) & scrimmage TD (31) records)
2nd-most rush TD (145) & 3rd-most scrimmage TD (162) in 国产外流网history

-- The Falcons selected QB Michael Vick 1st overall in the 国产外流网Draft in 2001

4-time Pro Bowl selection (3 with ATL) & 6,109 rush yards (most by QB in 国产外流网history)
Set then-single season QB rush yards record with 1,039 in 2006 (Broken by BAL QB Lamar Jackson in 2019)

-- The Chargers selected QB Drew Brees 32nd overall (1st pick in 2nd Rd) in the 国产外流网Draft in 2001

Earned 1st of 13 Pro Bowl selections in 2004 (Only one with SD)
Played his first 5 seasons with the Chargers (2001-2005) before playing his last 15 with the Saints (2006-2020)
Finished career with 80,358 pass yards (most in 国产外流网history) & 571 pass TD (2nd-most in 国产外流网history)
Super Bowl XLIV Champion (Super Bowl MVP) with Saints to conclude 2009 season

-- The Cardinals & Steelers were granted permission to merge for one season under the name Card-Pitt in 1944

Went 0-10 under co-coaches HOF Walt Kiesling & Phil Handler

-- Notable Birthdays: HOF Steve Owen, HOF Ken Strong, QB Tony Romo (41)

April 22

-- The Cowboys selected HOF RB Emmitt Smith 17th overall in the 1990 NFL

The Cowboys traded up from the 21st pick with the Steelers to select Smith
Most rush yards (18,355) & rush TD (164) in 国产外流网history
3-time Super Bowl champion & 1993 AP 国产外流网MVP

-- The Buccaneers selected HOF DT Warren Sapp 12th overall in the 1995 国产外流网Draft

The Buccaneers traded down from the 7th overall pick (Mike Mamula) with the Eagles to draft Sapp
Buccaneers also acquired two 2nd Rd picks in addition to 12th overall
96.5 career sacks (77.0 w/ TB, most in franchise history)
Super Bowl XXXVII Champion with the Buccaneers

-- The Chargers selected HOF LB Junior Seau 5th overall in the 1990 国产外流网Draft

Earned 12 consecutive Pro Bowl selections (2nd-most selections by LB in 国产外流网history behind HOF Ray Lewis (13)

-- Notable Birthday: QB Jeff Hostetler (60), NE OC Josh McDaniels (45) & RB Marshawn Lynch (35)

April 23

-- The Lions selected HOF RB Barry Sanders 3rd overall in the 1989 国产外流网Draft

1997 AP Co-MVP along with HOF Brett Favre (Led 国产外流网with 2,053 rush yards)
Rushed for 1,000+ yards in all 10 国产外流网seasons (Led 国产外流网in rush yards 4 times)
Made the Pro Bowl in all 10 国产外流网seasons; 6-time First Team All-Pro
15,269 career rush yards (4th-most in 国产外流网history)

-- The Rams traded 3 picks (3rd overall, 4th round pick & 1984 4th round pick) to the Oilers for the 2nd overall & selected HOF RB Eric Dickerson in the 1983 国产外流网Draft

Set single-season rush yards record (2,105) in his second season (1984)
1983 AP Offensive Rookie of the Year (Led 国产外流网with 1,808 rush yards)

-- The Packers selected QB Aaron Rodgers 24th overall in the 2005 国产外流网Draft

3-time 国产外流网MVP (2011, 2014 & 2020; T-2nd-most in 国产外流网history only HOF Peyton Manning has more with 5)
Super Bowl XLV champion (Super Bowl MVP) to conclude 2010 season
The Cowboys selected HOF QB Troy Aikman 1st overall in the 1989 国产外流网Draft
3-time Super Bowl Champion & 6-time Pro Bowl selection in 12 seasons with the Cowboys from 1989-2000

-- The Chiefs selected HOF LB Derrick Thomas 4th overall in the 1989 国产外流网Draft

Played 11 seasons with the Chiefs from 1989-1999
1989 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year; 1990 sacks leader (20.0)
Chiefs' all-time leader in sacks

-- The Falcons selected HOF CB Deion Sanders 5th overall in the 1989 国产外流网Draft

1994 AP Defensive Player of the Year (Led the 国产外流网with 303 INT return yards & 3 INT return TD)
2-time Super Bowl Champion with 49ers & Cowboys

-- The Cowboys selected LB DeMarcus Ware 11th overall in the 国产外流网Draft in 2005

Led the 国产外流网in sacks in 2008 (20.0) and 2010 (15.5)
1 of 7 players to lead the 国产外流网in sacks in multiple seasons (Others: M. Gastineau, HOF R. White, HOF K. Greene, HOF M. Strahan, J. Allen & ARI J.J. Watt)
138.5 career sacks are 9th-most in 国产外流网history & his 117.0 with the Cowboys are the most in franchise history
Super Bowl 50 Champion with the Broncos to conclude the 2015 season

-- The Falcons acquired HOF Tony Gonzalez for a 2010 2nd Round pick in 2009

4 Pro Bowl selections in 5 seasons with ATL from 2009-2013

-- Notable Birthdays: 49ers FB Kyle Juszczyk (30)

April 24

-- The Giants acquired the right to 1st overall pick QB Eli Manning in exchange for the rights to 4th overall pick QB Philip Rivers & 3 draft picks (3rd round pick, 2005 1st round pick & 2005 5th round pick) in 2004

Manning: 2-time Super Bowl MVP, 4-time Pro Bowl selection & Giants' all-time leader in pass yards (54,938) & pass TD (354)
Rivers: 8-time Pro Bowl selection, 5th-most pass yards (63,440) & pass TD (421) in 国产外流网history, 2nd-longest consecutive starts streak among QBs in 国产外流网history (240)

-- The Steelers drafted QB Ben Roethlisberger 11th overall in the 2004 国产外流网Draft

2-time Super Bowl Champion, 6-time Pro Bowl selection & 2004 AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
60,348 pass yards (7th-most in 国产外流网history & most in PIT history) & 396 pass TD (8th-most in 国产外流网history & most in PIT history)

-- The Dallas Cowboys drafted HOF WR Michael Irvin 11th overall in the 1988 国产外流网Draft

5-time Pro Bowl selection & 1991 First Team All-Pro (Led 国产外流网with 1,523 receiving yards)
3-time Super Bowl Champion in 12 seasons (1988-1999) with the Cowboys

-- The Colts selected HOF RB Marshall Faulk 2nd overall & the Patriots selected LB Willie McGinest 4th overall in the 1994 国产外流网Draft

Faulk: Super Bowl XXXIV Champion w/ STL, 7-time Pro Bowl selection, 3-time First Team All-Pro, 2000 AP 国产外流网MVP & 1994 AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
McGinest: 2-time Pro Bowl selection, 3-time Super Bowl champion & all-time postseason sacks leader (16.0)

-- In advance of the 1978 国产外流网Draft, the Oilers acquired the 1st overall pick (HOF RB Earl Campbell锘�) from the Buccaneers in exchange for TE Jimmy Giles & 4 draft picks (17th overall, 2nd Rd pick, 1979 3rd Rd pick & 5th Rd pick)

Campbell: 1979 AP 国产外流网MVP (Led 国产外流网with 1,697 rush yards & 19 rush TD) & 3-time AP Offensive Player of the Year (1978-1980)

-- The Cardinals selected WR Larry Fitzgerald 3rd overall in the 2004 国产外流网Draft

11-time Pro Bowl selections (2nd-most by WR in 国产外流网history behind HOF Jerry Rice's 13)
1,432 receptions & 17,492 receiving yards are both 2nd-most in 国产外流网history behind only HOF Jerry Rice

-- Notable Birthdays: HOF Mike Michalske & CHI HC Matt Nagy (43)

April 25

-- The Lions selected QB Matthew Stafford 1st overall in the 2009 国产外流网Draft

2015 Pro Bowl selection & 2011 AP Comeback Player of the Year
Lions' all-time leader in QB wins (74), completions (3,898), pass attempts (6,224), pass yards (45,109), pass TD (282) & passer rating (89.9)
Traded to Rams in exchange for QB Jared Goff & 3 draft picks (2021 3rd Round pick, 2022 & 2023 1st Round picks)

-- The Cardinals selected QB Kyler Murray 1st overall in the 国产外流网Draft in 2019

2019 AP Offensive Rookie of the Year (Joined Cam Newton as only rookies in 国产外流网history with 3,500+ pass yards & 500+ rush yards) & 2020 Pro Bowl selection

-- Notable Birthdays: S Darren Woodson (52) & RB DeAngelo Williams (38)