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Leaf draft fails to stain brilliant Beathard

Former Chargers GM Bobby Beathard in the hallway of the Chargers' facility after announcing his resignation. — Sean M. Haffey

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Former Chargers GM Bobby Beathard in the hallway of the Chargers' facility after announcing his resignation. — Sean M. Haffey

Memories can reshape history in subtle ways, bending events in each little retelling. The details can drift just enough to repaint convenient perceptions as lingering reality.

For Bobby Beathard, it happened with the 1998 NFL Draft and a name forever associated with it … Ryan Leaf.