It was the second-round of the 1997 NFL Draft and the Arizona Cardinals were on the clock. They needed a quarterback and a hometown hero, Jake “The Snake” Plummer, was there for the taking. Would Cards’ management take the bait and select the skinny signal-caller from Arizona State?
We all know what the answer to that question was. But did the front office really think Plummer would succeed in the NFL? Or did the club draft him with the hopes that he would help fill the seats at Sun Devil Stadium?
Whatever the reason was for drafting him, one thing was certain.