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Ricky Williams to the Miami Dolphins
March 8, 2002 · Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints
This trade is the root of the Ricky Williams (2002) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.
The trade
Miami Dolphins receives
- a 2002 fourth-round pick (No. 114, became Randy McMichael)
- RB Ricky Williams
New Orleans Saints receives
- a 2002 first-round pick (No. 25, became Charles Grant)
- a 2002 fourth-round pick (No. 125, became Keyuo Craver)
- a 2003 first-round pick (No. 18, became Calvin Pace)
Trade context
New Orleans sent Ricky Williams to Miami for two first-round picks and a fourth-round swap in March 2002. Williams rushed for a franchise-record 1,853 yards that season, which pushed the conditional 2003 pick up to a first-rounder.
Full trade terms
On March 8, 2002, Miami Dolphins sent a 2002 first-round pick (No. 25, became Charles Grant), a 2002 fourth-round pick (No. 125, became Keyuo Craver), and a 2003 first-round pick (No. 18, became Calvin Pace) to New Orleans Saints for a 2002 fourth-round pick (No. 114, became Randy McMichael) and RB Ricky Williams.
What the assets did next
- a 2002 first-round pick (No. 25, became Charles Grant) — no other recorded trade.
- a 2002 fourth-round pick (No. 125, became Keyuo Craver) — no other recorded trade.
- a 2003 first-round pick (No. 18, became Calvin Pace)
- a 2002 fourth-round pick (No. 114, became Randy McMichael) — no other recorded trade.
- RB Ricky Williams — no other recorded trade.
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