This Day in Steelers History: Bettis trade

[TD's & Beer]

It was one of the best trades ever in the NFL when the Steelers acquired Jerome Bettis on Draft Day in 1996.

Acquiring Jerome Bettis from the St. Louis Rams, along with a third-round pick, for the Steelers second-round pick in 1996 and fourth-round selection in 1997. The Rams had just drafted running back Lawrence Phillips, who spent only two seasons with them, in the first round and felt Bettis was expendable.

The rest as they say, is history.

“I got a chance to talk to Coach (Bill) Cowher,” recalled Bettis of when the trade was made. “My rookie year the Steelers came to Los Angeles and we beat up on them pretty good and I had a great day running the ball. The first thing he said to me on the phone was ‘We just traded for you. If you can’t beat em, join em. I remember you beat up on us your rookie year and I’m glad to have you.’ It was great to hear and to be going somewhere they wanted me. That worked out pretty well.”



http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/This-Day-in-Steelers-History-Bettis-trade/1d0082f5-c07e-405f-8ca0-f6f4b724bde4


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ya gotta believe

[salamander]

Yeah, I'd say that trade worked out pretty well.

[86WARD]

It was okay...

[steelreserve]

So pissed that John Kuhn had to ride the bench behind this bum.

[tube517]

So pissed that John Kuhn had to ride the bench behind this bum.

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