1981 NFL draft
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The 1981 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
The former Sheraton Hotel (draft venue), photographed in 2010
George Washington Rogers Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a running back for seven seasons in the National Football League from 1981 to 1987. He played college football f
1981 NFL draft
…also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season. For the first time, the top two picks of the draft, running back George Rogers selected by the New Orleans Saints and linebacker Lawrence Taylor picked by the New York Giants, were named Offensive and Defensive Rookies of the Year…
Statue of Rogers outside Williams–Brice Stadium