Trivia
Trivia for December 27, 2021
Question
Dolphins and Saints play tonight, and Ricky Williams and Reggie Bush come to mind. The Saints drafted Williams and Bush with top-5 overall picks, but both had their best rushing seasons when they were with the Dolphins. Williams ran for 1,853 yards for Miami in 2002. Since the merger in 1970, what is the only other franchise that’s twice selected running backs with top-10 picks, only to watch those players put together their best rushing seasons for other franchises? Both of these backs had seasons with over 1,400 rushing yards.
Answer
Arizona, with Garrison Hearst and Thomas Jones. Hearst ran for 1,570 yards with San Francisco in 1998. Jones ran for 1,402 yards with the Jets in 2009 (and also had a pair of seasons over 1,200 yards with the Bears).