UncleOscar
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The David Lafleur trade up, although not one of the worst trades certainly ranks high on the humiliating trades.
Leading up to the 1997 draft, GM and President of Player Personnel Jerry Jones issued a black out of info about their interest in college players. No leaks of any kind! Except he flew a big contingent of personnel, which included Aikman, to work out LSU TE David Lafleur. The Cowboys were desperate to find a replacement for Jay Novacek. The contingent obviously attracted the news media and everyone knew the Cowboys were interested in drafting Lafleur.
And Philadelphia coach and GM new it too. So during the draft Philly was up and Lafleur was available. He knew Jerry wanted him so he called Jerry and bluffed him by saying he had an offer to trade down so that team could draft Lafleur.
Jerry bit on the bait and made a trade.
The Cowboys traded up with the Philadelphia Eagles moving from the 25th to the 22nd position, in exchange for third (#70-Brian Alford) and fifth round (#155-Luther Broughton) draft choices, to select LaFleur in the first round (22nd overall).
After the draft Rhodes went public with how he played Jerry and fleeced him.
Then Jerry replied, "He doesn't know how much more he could've gotten!"
Leading up to the 1997 draft, GM and President of Player Personnel Jerry Jones issued a black out of info about their interest in college players. No leaks of any kind! Except he flew a big contingent of personnel, which included Aikman, to work out LSU TE David Lafleur. The Cowboys were desperate to find a replacement for Jay Novacek. The contingent obviously attracted the news media and everyone knew the Cowboys were interested in drafting Lafleur.
And Philadelphia coach and GM new it too. So during the draft Philly was up and Lafleur was available. He knew Jerry wanted him so he called Jerry and bluffed him by saying he had an offer to trade down so that team could draft Lafleur.
Jerry bit on the bait and made a trade.
The Cowboys traded up with the Philadelphia Eagles moving from the 25th to the 22nd position, in exchange for third (#70-Brian Alford) and fifth round (#155-Luther Broughton) draft choices, to select LaFleur in the first round (22nd overall).
After the draft Rhodes went public with how he played Jerry and fleeced him.
Then Jerry replied, "He doesn't know how much more he could've gotten!"