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1999 NFL offseason

The 1999 NFL offseason.

A chronological guide to the transactions and decisions surrounding the 1999 NFL offseason.

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In the order it happened

The transaction timeline

The draft, major signings, trades and roster decisions are ordered chronologically. Complete draft boards, trade packages and free-agent jersey changes are embedded at the moment they happened.

  1. April 15 · Trade

    Marshall Faulk to St. Louis →

    St. Louis acquired Marshall Faulk from Indianapolis for second- and fifth-round picks in the 1999 draft.

    The complete trade package is preserved beside this moment →

    12TradeApril 15, 1999To LARLARFAULK—To IND19992NDround asset1999PICKround assetMarshall Faulk to St. LouisLAR receives Marshall FaulkIND receives 1999 second · No. 36, 1999 fifth · No. 1383 original assets · 2 outcomes tracedOpen trade →

  2. April 17 · NFL Draft

    Cleveland returns with Tim Couch at No. 1 →

    The expansion Browns selected Couch first, while Donovan McNabb, Edgerrin James, Champ Bailey and Torry Holt became the class's long-term stars.

    The complete draft board is preserved beside this moment →

    Draft board

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    First overall selection

    Tim Couch

    Cleveland Browns

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  3. April 17 · Trade

    The Ricky Williams trade-up →

    New Orleans sent every available 1999 selection plus 2000 first- and third-round picks to Washington to move from No. 12 to No. 5 for Ricky Williams.

    The complete trade package is preserved beside this moment →

    13TradeApril 17, 1999To NO19991STround assetTo WAS19991STround asset19993RDround asset+6 assetsThe Ricky Williams trade-upNO receives 1999 first · No. 5WAS receives 1999 first · No. 12, 1999 third · No. 71, 1999 fourth · No. 107 + 5 more9 original assets · 3 outcomes tracedOpen trade →

  4. Summer · Quarterback contingency

    St. Louis turns to Kurt Warner after Trent Green's injury

    Green had arrived to start, but his preseason knee injury elevated an unproven Warner and unlocked the most unexpected championship offense of the era.