At the NFL Annual Meeting in March, it was decided to cram what had been a two-day draft into one long day out of fear that ...

A top prospect in the draft inevitably will refuse to play for the team that is poised to take him. That happened in 1983, when quarterback John Elway didn't want to play for the Baltimore Colts. His ...

It was not much different when John Elway left Stanford, moved to Denver and played for the Broncos. Jack Elway was too busy recruiting for San Jose State in 1983 and Stanford from '84-88, and too ...

"I told Marvin, "Look, I think John's the best prospect I've ever seen ... Irsay didn't involve Accorsi in Elway's trade to Denver, and Accorsi resigned after the 1983 season because of that. "Dad not ...