If you ever watched the movie Draft Day, you are well-aware of the intrigue and double-dealings that go into the NFL Draft. If you ever surfed the Internet around draft time, you are inundated about the intrigue and double-dealings that go into the NFL Draft, whether real or imaginary. While most of the hoopla is smoke-and-mirrors or beat writer daydreams, sometimes in the NFL, where there’s smoke there’s fire. The 2004 draft was one of the most explosive non-contact weeks the NFL has ever faced.
In 2003, the Chargers were terrible enough to earn the enviable first overall pick the following draft.