Post by Lithfan on Apr 7, 2016 6:16:30 GMT -5
April 7, 1998
Less than a month after the team acquired Curtis Martin, they decided it was time to move on from Adrian Murrell. On this date in 1998, the Jets sent him to Arizona in exchange for a 3rd round pick in the upcoming draft. Murrell had been one of the few bright spots during the Rich Kotite era. His 1,249 yards during the 1996 season at the time was the 2nd best rushing season of any Jets RB. That season is still among the top 10 for Jets RBs, and considering he was the lone weapon on an epically bad football team, it is an even greater accomplishment. He also gained over 1,200 all purpose yards during the 1995 season. Murrell deserved better. Although he never had the kind of seasons in Arizona that he had in NY, his team did make the playoffs in 98, and he rushed for over 90 yards and scored a TD in a playoff win against Dallas.
As for the Jets, they took Arizona's 3rd round pick and traded with the Rams, moving down two slots in the 3rd, taking Scott Frost, a QB from Nebraska that the Jets converted to Safety with limited success. He started 1 game in 3 years with the Jets before moving on to Cleveland. They also got a 7 from the Rams and took Lawrence Hart, a tight end out of Southern whose NFL career consisted of 1 game. With pick the Jets originally acquired for Murrell, #65 in the 1998 draft, the Rams took DE Leonard Little out of Tennessee. Little went on to a 12-year NFL career, that included 4 double digit sack seasons and an All-Pro selection in 2003.
Less than a month after the team acquired Curtis Martin, they decided it was time to move on from Adrian Murrell. On this date in 1998, the Jets sent him to Arizona in exchange for a 3rd round pick in the upcoming draft. Murrell had been one of the few bright spots during the Rich Kotite era. His 1,249 yards during the 1996 season at the time was the 2nd best rushing season of any Jets RB. That season is still among the top 10 for Jets RBs, and considering he was the lone weapon on an epically bad football team, it is an even greater accomplishment. He also gained over 1,200 all purpose yards during the 1995 season. Murrell deserved better. Although he never had the kind of seasons in Arizona that he had in NY, his team did make the playoffs in 98, and he rushed for over 90 yards and scored a TD in a playoff win against Dallas.
As for the Jets, they took Arizona's 3rd round pick and traded with the Rams, moving down two slots in the 3rd, taking Scott Frost, a QB from Nebraska that the Jets converted to Safety with limited success. He started 1 game in 3 years with the Jets before moving on to Cleveland. They also got a 7 from the Rams and took Lawrence Hart, a tight end out of Southern whose NFL career consisted of 1 game. With pick the Jets originally acquired for Murrell, #65 in the 1998 draft, the Rams took DE Leonard Little out of Tennessee. Little went on to a 12-year NFL career, that included 4 double digit sack seasons and an All-Pro selection in 2003.
