Way back in 1989, Jeff Fisher was the youngest defensive coordinator in the NFL, working for head coach Buddy Ryan in Philadelphia at age 31. Not long before the ’89 draft, Fisher was asked by Ryan to study a linebacker prospect out of the University of Texas — a fellow by the name of Britt Hager.
“So I watched four or five games, went down the hall and reported my opinion,” Fisher said. “And the head coach told me that I didn’t know what I was talking about. So I said, ‘Fine.’”
A couple of days later, Ryan not only drafted Hager, he traded a fifth-round pick as well as every Eagles pick in Rounds 7 through 12 to Chicago in order to move up to the third round for him.