Only one time in NFL history has a team picked two Hall of Fame defenders in the first round of the same draft.
It was 1995, the team was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
At the No. 12 overall pick, the Bucs landed Miami defensive lineman Warren Sapp. At the 28th overall selection, Tampa Bay stayed in-state once again with Florida State linebacker Derrick Brooks.
Sapp and Brooks became two of the best players in NFL history at their respective positions, and helped change a losing culture in Tampa Bay, a transformation that culminated with the team’s first Super Bowl win back in 2002.
On this day 2⃣9⃣ years ago, we drafted @WarrenSapp & @DBrooks55, and Tampa Bay was never the same. pic.twitter.com/S0kIt6ztSw
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) April 22, 2024
Those two selections continue to live on as one of the best drafts in NFL history, and easily the most important one the Bucs have ever had.
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