19 years ago today, the Pittsburgh Steelers acquired soon-to-be Hall of Fame running back Jerome Bettis in draft day trade with the St. Louis Rams.
The deal included the Steelers giving the Rams a second-round choice in the 1996 NFL Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 1997 NFL Draft for Bettis in addition to a third round draft pick.
“I got a chance to talk to Coach (Bill) Cowher,” recalled Bettis recently in an interview with steelers.com. “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.