Gil Brandt conferred with Tex Schramm and Tom Landry. They gave Seattle their number-one pick (the twenty-fourth overall) and their three second-round picks in exchange for Seattle’s first-rounder. On May 3, 1977, Tony Dorsett was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys. After making a statement to reporters, “We realized we were never going to win the big games without a great tailback. Finally, now, all of the pieces are really set in place. We’re going ahead and booking our rooms for the Super Bowl,” said Brandt.
