The 1999

1999 NFL season

The 1999 NFL season was the 80th regular season of the National Football League. The Cleveland Browns returned to the field for the first time since the 1995 season...

 New Orleans Saints

New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....

 season was the Saints 33rd season. The Saints drafted Ricky Williams

Ricky Williams

Errick Lynne "Ricky" Williams, Jr. is an American football running back for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints fifth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft...

 with their first round pick, which was their only pick of the 1999 NFL Draft

1999 NFL Draft

The 1999 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 17-18, 1999...

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NFL Draft

With the only pick in the draft the New Orleans Saints selected RB Ricky Williams

Ricky Williams

Errick Lynne "Ricky" Williams, Jr. is an American football running back for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints fifth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft...

 out of the University of Texas with the fifth pick in the first round.

Staff

1999 New Orleans Saints staff
Head Coaches Head Coach – Mike Ditka Mike Ditka Michael Keller Ditka, Jr. is a former American football NFL player, television commentator, and coach. Ditka coached the Chicago Bears for 11 years and New Orleans Saints for three years. Ditka and Tom Flores are the only two people to win Super Bowls as a player, an assistant coach, and a head... Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers – Rick Venturi Rick Venturi -External links:... Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Danny Abramowicz Quarterbacks – Tom Clements Running Backs – Lary Kuharich Lary Kuharich Joseph Lawrence Kuharich, Jr. is an American football coach currently serving as the Offensive Coordinator of the Arena Football League's Columbus Destroyers... Wide Receivers – Harold Jackson Harold Jackson (American football) Harold Leon Jackson is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League from 1968 through 1983. Jackson was drafted in the 12th round of the 1968 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams... Tight Ends/Offensive Line Assistant – Dan Neal Dan Neal Dan Neal is a former American Football player who played offensive line for eleven seasons between 1973 and 1983 for the Baltimore Colts and the Chicago Bears. Named offensive line coach in 2007 for Texas vs. The Nation Game... Offensive Line – Bill Meyers Offensive Assistant – Judd Garrett Judd Garrett Judd Garrett is an American football coach and former running back. He is currently the director of pro scouting for the Dallas Cowboys.-Early years:... Offensive Assistant/Tight Ends – Rodney Holman Rodney Holman Rodney Holman is a former professional American football player who played tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals , and the Detroit Lions . Holman graduated from Ypsilanti High School in 1978 where he starred on the football team and was an all-state wrestler...			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Zaven Yaralian Defensive Line – Walt Corey Walt Corey Walter Martin Corey is a former professional American football linebacker. He played college football for the University of Miami.... Defensive Backs – Carlos Mainord Defensive Assistant/Pass Rush – Rickey Jackson Rickey Jackson Rickey Anderson Jackson is a former American football linebacker in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints and the San Francisco 49ers . In 1997, Jackson was inducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame. Jackson won a Super Bowl ring with the 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX one year before retiring... Defensive Assistant/Linebackers – Ned James Special Teams Special Teams – Bobby April Bobby April Robert "Bobby" April, Jr. is an American football special teams coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League... Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Mike Woicik Mike Woicik Mike Woicik is an American football strength and conditioning coach for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He holds the record for Super Bowl rings won by a coach with six, winning three with the Cowboys and three with the New England Patriots... Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Markus Paul Markus Paul Markus Paul is a current American football assistant strength and conditioning coach for the New York Giants of the National Football League.-High school:...

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 1999	Carolina Panthers Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...	W 19-10	58,166
2	September 19, 1999	at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...	L 28-21	67,685
3	Bye
4	October 3, 1999	at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 14-10	66,944
5	October 10, 1999	Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 20-17	57,289
6	October 17, 1999	Tennessee Titans Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...	L 24-21	51,875
7	October 24, 1999	at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 31-3	77,982
8	October 31, 1999	Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 21-16	48,817
9	November 7, 1999	Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...	L 31-16	47,129
10	November 14, 1999	San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...	W 24-6	52,198
11	November 21, 1999	at Jacksonville Jaguars Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 41-23	69,772
12	November 28, 1999	at St. Louis Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...	L 43-12	65,864
13	December 5, 1999	at Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 35-12	62,568
14	December 12, 1999	St. Louis Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...	L 30-14	46,838
15	December 19, 1999	at Baltimore Ravens Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...	L 31-8	67,597
16	December 24, 1999	Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...	W 31-24	47,835
17	January 2, 2000	at Carolina Panthers Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...	L 45-13	56,929

Roster

C Tom Ackerman LB Ink Aleaga CB Ashley Ambrose P Tommy Barnhardt WR Brett Bech
LB Chris Bordano K Doug Brien S Je'Rod Cherry LB Phil Clarke S Willie Clay
TE Cameron Cleeland RB Aaron Craver RB Troy Davis WR Lawrence Dawsey QB Jake Delhomme
CB Tyronne Drakeford LB Mark Fields C Jerry Fontenot WR P. J. Franklin C Kendall Gammon
DT La'Roi Glover DT Mike Halapin DE Uhuru Hamiter CB Corey Harris WR Andre Hastings
S Chris Hewitt QB Billy Joe Hobert T Clarence Jones S Rob Kelly WR Eddie Kennison
S Sammy Knight S Earl Little DT Wayne Martin DE Darren Mickell LB Keith Mitchell
LB Kevin Mitchell CB Alex Molden G Chris Naeole DT Robert Newkirk RB Wilmont Perry
RB Dino Philyaw WR Keith Poole RB Marvin Powell T Willie Roaf DT Austin Robbins
TE Scott Slutzker DE Brady Smith RB Lamar Smith LB Vinson Smith T Daryl Terrell
QB Billy Joe Tolliver DE/DT Jared Tomich T Kyle Turley CB Fred Weary DE Willie Whitehead
TE/FB Josh Wilcox RB Ricky Williams C Wally Williams LB/DE Troy Wilson QB Danny Wuerffel

Passing

Billy Joe Hobert 85 159 53.5 970 6.10 6 6 68.9

Billy Joe Tolliver 139 268 51.9 1916 7.15 7 16 58.9

Jake Delhomme 42 76 55.3 521 6.86 3 5 62.4

Danny Wuerffel 22 48 45.8 191 3.98 0 3 30.8

Rushing

Ricky Williams 253 884 3.5 2

Lamar Smith 60 205 3.4 0

Wilmont Perry 48 180 3.8 0

Aaron Craver 17 40 2.4 0

Troy Davis 20 32 1.6 0

Receiving

Eddie Kennison 61 835 13.7 4

Keith Poole 42 796 19.0 6

Andre Hastings 40 564 14.1 1

Ricky Williams 28 172 6.1 0

Cameron Cleeland 26 325 12.5 1

Lamar Smith 20 151 7.6 1

Aaron Craver 19 154 8.1 0

Lawrence Dawsey 16 196 12.3 1

Scott Slutzker 11 164 14.9 1

Troy Davis 7 53 7.6 0

Josh Wilcox 6 61 10.2 0

Brett Bech 4 65 16.3 1

Wilmont Perry 4 26 6.5 0

Dino Philyaw 2 23 11.5 0

P. J. Franklin 2 13 6.5 0

Kick Returns

Dino Philyaw 53 1165 22.0 0

Troy Davis 20 424 21.2 0

Lawrence Dawsey 1 20 20.0 0

Brett Bech 1 12 12.0 0

Kendall Gammon 1 9 9.0 0

Wilmont Perry 2 6 3.0 0

Aaron Craver 1 3 3.0 0

Interceptions

Ashley Ambrose 6 27 4.5 0

Willie Clay 3 32 10.7 0

Keith Mitchell 3 22 7.3 0

Fred Weary 2 49 24.5 0

Mark Fields 2 0 0.0 0

Rob Kelly 1 6 6.0 0

Alex Molden 1 2 2.0 0

Sammy Knight 1 0 0.0 0

Sacks

La'Roi Glover 8.5

Willie Whitehead 7.0

Brady Smith 6.0

Troy Wilson 5.5

Wayne Martin 4.5

Mark Fields 4.0

Keith Mitchell 3.5

Jared Tomich 3.0

Austin Robbins 2.0

Chris Hewitt 1.0