Heh.
Reminds me of the 1999 draft. Ditka and NO offered them the deal for Ricky, but owner Brown insisted on QB Akili Smith. Rumor had it that HC Coslet was livid about the turn-down of NO's entire draft.
Akili was no NFL qb (he played with the Pirates before, and only had 1 year at Oregon). He was a gamer, tough as nails. He needed that, with that train wreck of a club. When he was cut, he walked off with an additional $4M of Mikie's precious dough.
Smith was a smart guy - I would guess that he invested it well.