Famous First Rounds in the NFL Draft
1983-John Elway, Eric Dickerson, Jim Kelly, Dan Marino, and Darrell Green1989-Troy Aikman, Barry Sanders, Derrick Thomas, and Deion Sanders1957-Paul Hornung, Len Dawson, Jim Brown, and Jim Parker1965-Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers, and Joe Namath1978-Earl Campbell, James Lofton, Ozzie Newsome, and Wes Chandler1961-Bob Lilly, Mike Ditka, Jimmy Johnson, and Herb Adderley1967-Bob Griese, Alan Page, Gene Upshaw, and [...]
Roger Staubach Joined the Military before Joining the Dallas Cowboys
Roger Staubach will always be remembered as being a leader of the great Dallas Cowboys in the 1970s, but what you might not have known is that before he became an NFL quarterback, he honored his military duties in the Navy. Staubach was drafted by the Cowboys in 1964, but did not join the Cowboys [...]
Brett Favre Drafted by the Atlanta Falcons
Most football fans know that Brett Favre was not drafted by the Green Bay Packers. Favre was selected as the 33rd overall pick in the 1991 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons, but do you happen to know who the Packers drafted two picks later in that same draft?
The answer is… NT Esera Tuaolo [...]
NFL Free Agency Grades-NFC West
Arizona Cardinals-Re-signed-QB Kurt Warner, CB Robert Tate, Signed-RB Edgerrin James (Colts), G Milford Brown (Texans), DT Kendrick Clancy (Giants)
Grade: The Cardinals brought in Edgerrin James…..enough said! A
San Francisco 49ers-Re-signed-LB Brandon Moore, K Joe Nedney, QB Jesse Palmer, Signed-G Larry Allen (Cowboys), CB Walt Harris (Redskins), WR Jason McAddley (waivers), WR Bryan Gilmore (waivers), WR [...]
NFL Free Agency Grades-NFC South
Atlanta Falcons-Re-signed-S Omare Lowe, WR Brian Finneran, LB John Leake, Signed-S Lawyer Milloy (Bills), CB Brandon Williams (Giants) Trade-DE John Abraham (Jets), S Chris Crocker (Browns), Cut-DE Brady Smith
Grade: The Falcons have made some decent moves this off-season. They were able land Abraham in a trade and sign Milloy and Williams to help their secondary. [...]
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