Random Worst NFL Trades (15 items)

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  (#7) Jerome Bettis

  • Running back

  In 1996, the St. Louis Rams traded Jerome Bettis and a third-round pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers for second- and fourth-round picks. The Rams wanted to move Bettis to fullback to make room for running back Lawrence Phillips. Bettis wanted to stay at running back so they shipped him off to Pittsburgh. Bettis ran for more than 10,000 yards in Pittsburgh, won a Super Bowl and was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 2015. 
  
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  (#12) Ricky Williams

  • Running back

  In 1999, the New Orleans Saints traded eight draft picks to the Washington Redskins to move up from the 12th spot in the draft to the number five spot in order to draft Ricky Williams. Head coach Mike Ditka thought so highly of Williams he was willing to sacrifice all of his picks in order to grab one player. The Saints ultimately got Williams, and while he put up decent numbers in New Orleans, the team struggled mightily and Ditka was fired at the end of the year. By 2002, Williams was traded to the Miami Dolphins and the Saints gave up a whole years worth of draft picks for one player that ultimately did not work out. 
  
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  (#6) Herschel Walker

  • Running back, Return specialist

  In the middle of the 1989 season, the Dallas Cowboys traded star running back Herschel Walker and four draft picks to the Minnesota Vikings for five players and eight draft picks. While Dallas didn't know what they would be getting, they knew they had the potential to hit on a lot of talent, and did they ever. From all the picks, the Cowboys ended up with future Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith and safety Darren Woodson. This led to Dallas winning multiple Super Bowls.

  On the other side of things, Walker ended up only playing two full seasons in Minnesota and never rushing for more than 850 yards. The Vikings gave up potentially their own dynasty for a star running back that never worked out.     
  
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  (#10) John Elway

  • Quarterback

  In 1983, the Baltimore Colts traded John Elway to the Denver Broncos for Chris Hinton, Mark Herrmann, and a first-round pick. Elway made it clear he never wanted to play for the Colts, but they drafted him first overall anyways. The Colts were forced to trade him and ended up missing out on one of the all-time great quarterbacks in the history of the NFL. Elway won back-to-back Super Bowls in 1997 and 1998 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004. 
  
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  (#1) Brett Favre

  • Quarterback

  in 1992, the Atlanta Falcons traded Brett Favre to the Green Bay Packers for a first-round pick. The Falcons felt the need to get rid of Favre because ex-Falcons coach Jerry Glanville worried about Favre's drinking at the time. Unfortunetely for Falcons fans, Favre spent 16 miraculaous seaons in Green Bay and became one of the all-time great quarterbacks in NFL history. 
  
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  (#13) Robert Griffin III

  • Quarterback

  in 2012, the Washington Redskins traded three first-round picks and a second-rounder to the St. Louis Rams to move up to the No.2 selection to draft Robert Griffin III. Griffin had a solid rookie campaign and it looked like giving up all those draft picks was going to be worth it. Unfortunately since his rookie year, he has struggled with injuries and has had inconsistencies throwing the ball. Griffin sat on the bench during the entire 2015 season and is now no longer on the Redskins roster.
  

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