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  • Looking back at scouting Jerry Rice

    06/02/2005 7:38:37 AM PDT · by Asphalt · 20 replies · 985+ views
    NFL.com ^ | June 1, 2005 | Gil Brandt
    (June 1, 2005) -- The 1985 NFL Draft was held on April 30, and on that day I was in my office in Dallas prepared to add a new member to our team. One of the players I was hoping to select was a wide receiver out of little-known Mississippi Valley State by the name of Jerry Rice. We had the 17th pick, and using it on him was certainly a possibility. The draft began with Buffalo picking first and taking Bruce Smith, followed by Atlanta taking Bill Fralic. There was only one wide receiver taken in the first 10...