The 2000 NFL Draft has one player left active, Tom Brady. Every team whiffed on the G.O.A.T. numerous times. Who did they draft and how did the players turn out?
Arizona Cardinals
Second-round pick Raynoch Thompson remained with the Cardinals through 2004. The player with the most longevity was the first-round selection, Thomas Jones, who played with Arizona through 2002 and remained in the league through 2011.
Atlanta Falcons: Mark Simoneau
Mark Simoneau played in the NFL for 10 seasons. The linebacker spent time with four teams, finishing with Kansas City. He was in Atlanta for three seasons, making nine starts. Second-round pick Travis Claridge lasted the longest with the Falcons, playing six games in 2003.
Baltimore Ravens: Chris Redman
Quarterback Chris Redman was in the league until the 2011 season. His career was quirky as he left Baltimore in 2003 and resurfaced with Atlanta in 2007. He did not play on NFL teams between those years but was signed by a couple teams. Sixth-round pick Adalius Thomas was the final draftee from that class to remain a Raven, sticking with the team through 2006.
Buffalo Bills: Sammy Morris
Fifth-round pick Sammy Morris played into the 2003 season as a Buffalo Bill. Seventh-round selection Drew Haddad out of Buffalo lasted the longest, if you want to call it that. He played one game in 2004.
Carolina Panthers: Deon Grant
Deon Grant was a second-round pick out of Tennessee. He played until 2011, finishing his career with the New York Giants. Grant played for four teams in his NFL career. A trio of players from the 2000 draft remained with Carolina in 2003.
Chicago Bears: Brian Urlacher
Brian Urlacher was the first player the Bears drafted in 2000, and he was the last player remaining with the team, finishing his career in Chicago in 2012.
Cincinnati Bengals: Neil Rackers
Neil Rackers spent three seasons as a Bengal. His career lasted through 2011 when he wound down in his second season with Houston. Seventh-round pick Brad St. Louis, a tight end, actually was the last player from the draft as a Bengal, finishing his career with them in 2009.
Cleveland Browns: Dennis Northcutt
Dennis Northcutt was a second-round pick out of Arizona and he remained with the Browns as late as the 2006 season. Northcutt lasted in Cleveland longer than any other draftee from 2000.
Dallas Cowboys: Mario Edwards
Sixth-round pick Mario Edwards played in Dallas through 2003 before finishing his career with a season in Tampa Bay. He actually lasted longer with the Cowboys than any of the other four players the team drafted in 2000.
Detroit Lions: Alfonso Boone
Seventh-round pick Alfonso Boone never played for Detroit. However, he did stick in the league until 2010, playing for three teams. First-round pick Stocker McDougle lasted the longest with the Lions, playing through the 2004 season.
Denver Broncos: Cooper Carlisle
Cooper Carlisle played with the Broncos through 2006 and moved on to the Raiders, where he continued his career through 2012. Ian Gold was the last player picked in 2000 to be a Bronco, but he gets an asterisk because he played in Tampa Bay in 2006 before returning to Denver for 2007.
Green Bay Packers: Chad Clifton
Chad Clifton spent his entire career as a Packer, playing through 2011. Of the 165 games the tackle played, he started 160.
Houston Texans: Did not exist
Tom Brady’s career has lasted so long, the Texans did not exist when he was drafted in 2000.
Indianapolis Colts: Rob Morris
First-round pick Rob Morris out of BYU remained a Colt until his career ended in the 2007 season.
Jacksonville Jaguars: Brad Meester
The Jaguars made a strong pick when they drafted Brad Meester out of Northern Iowa in the second round. The offensive lineman played his entire career in Jacksonville, finishing in 2013. He played in 209 games, starting all of them.
Kansas City Chiefs: Dante Hall
The fleet Dante Hall made the Chiefs look good for picking him the fifth round out of Texas A&M. He remained with KC through 2006. DB Greg Wesley, a third-rounder, stuck with the Chiefs into 2007.
Los Angeles Chargers: Damion McIntosh
Second-round pick Damion McIntosh was a Charger through 2003 and played in the league through 2009 with Seattle.
Los Angeles Rams: John St. Clair
John St. Clair, a third-round pick (pictured blocking for Marshall Faulk), played as late as 2010. He was a Ram for only two seasons, though. UTEP DE Brian Young lasted the longest as a Ram ,.. only until 2003.
Miami Dolphins: Todd Wade
Second-round pick Todd Wade was Miami’s first selection in 2000. He was a Dolphin through 2003 and finished up in 2008 as a Jaguar. Fifth-round pick Arturo Freeman, a DB from South Carolina, lasted the longest from the class, sticking around through 2004.
Minnesota Vikings: Fred Robbins
Defensive tackle Fred Robbins was a second-round pick out of Wake Forest. He remained with Minnesota through 2003 and played for two more teams, concluding his career in 2011. First-round pick Chris Hovan remained a Viking through 2004.
New England Patriots: Tom Brady
Tom Brady is still going and going and …
New Orleans Saints: Kevin Houser
The New Orleans Saints drafted Kevin Houser in the seventh round out of Ohio State and he remained with the team through 2008. After that was a stop in Seattle and then one game with Baltimore in 2010. Since he played at Ohio State, that means Houser faced Brady in college.
New York Giants: Dhani Jones
Dhani Jones played with Tom Brady at Michigan and he was a sixth-round pick taken 177th in 2000. He remained in the league until 2010, finishing with Cincinnati. Brandon Short gets the asterisk as he played with the Giants until 2003, went to Carolina for two seasons before winding down his career with the Giants in 2006.
New York Jets: John Abraham
John Abraham had a long NFL career playing for three teams before retiring around 2014. First-round pick Shaun Ellis played for Gang Green through 2010. Of course, he finished his career in 2011 as a Patriot teammate of Brady.
Oakland Raiders: Sebastian Janikowski
Sebastian Janikowski is out of the NFL now, leaving Brady as the final player from the 2000 draft. The power kicker remained a Raider through 2016. A fellow draftee actually played through 2017, with Shane Lechler concluding his career with Houston.
Philadelphia Eagles: Bobbie Williams
Bobbie Williams played three seasons in Philly before moving on to Cincy and Baltimore in a career that ran through 2012. First- and second-round picks, respectively, Corey Simon and Todd Pinkston, stayed with the Eagles through 2004.
Pittsburgh Steelers: Clark Haggans
LB Clark Haggans played with Pittsburgh through 2007 and remained in the league until 2012. Another big asterisk goes to Plaxico Burress, who left the Steelers in 2005, returned in 2012 and was placed on injured reserve in 2013.
San Francisco 49ers: Brian Jennings
Brian Jennings was a seventh-round pick, No. 230 overall, and wound up staying with the Niners through 2012. He was a long snapper and twice a Pro Bowler.
Seattle Seahawks: Shaun Alexander
Shaun Alexander was the Seahawks’ first-round pick and became a record-setting RB for the team. He played with them through 2007.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Nate Webster
Second-round pick Casey Coleman was with the Bucs through 2004 and then spent two seasons in Cleveland. Nate Webster left the Bucs after 2003 but his career stretched through 2008 in Denver.
Tennessee Titans: Keith Bulluck, Robaire Smith
Keith Bulluck was the 30th player taken in the draft and the linebacker starred for Tennessee through 2010 before spending a season with the New York Giants. Sixth-round Robaire Smith, taken at 197 two picks before Brady, also stuck around the league into 2010.
Washington Redskins: Chris Samuels
Chris Samuels was the second first-round pick of Washington, third overall, behind Lavar Arrington, who went second. Samuels spent his entire career in Washington, finishing in 2009.
