Jerome Bettis was traded from the Rams to the Steelers on NFL draft day, 1996. He played for the Steelers from 1996-2005.
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Prior to the 1996 season, Jerome Bettis was traded from the St. Louis Rams to the Steelers for a second and fourth round draft pick.
Bettis was traded by the St. Louis Rams to the Steelers on the day of the 1996 NFL Draft, along with a 3rd round choice, for a 2nd round choice in the 1996 draft and a 4th round choice in the 1997 draft.
That was 1995, Bettis' third season in the NFL and his final season with the Rams. He gained 637 yards on 183 carries that season. He was traded to the Steelers on draft day (1996) and went on to have 6 straight 1,000 yards seasons (1996-2001) with them, his best being 1,665 yards in 1997.
He was drafted by the Steelers and played his rookie season in Pittsburgh, but was traded in the middle of the following season after losing his job to the Steelers' newly acquired future Hall of Fame quarterback, Bobby Layne.
Willie Parker was not traded, nor was he released, because he had no contract for 2010. His contract expired at the end of the 2009 season and the Steelers did not renew it. The team let Willie test the free agency market, where he was signed by the Washington Redskins on April 2, 2010.