
Not long after Daniel Snyder bought the Washington NFL franchise in 1999, he found a new favorite player in the 2000 NFL draft. Linebacker LaVar Arrington, the No. 2 overall pick in the draft, was expected to be a first-ballot Hall-of-Famer and the next Washington legend.
Snyder quickly attached himself to Arrington. The two appeared to be quite chummy in those early years.