The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and the highest professional level of American football in the world. Each NFL season begins annually with a three-week preseason in August, followed by the 18-week regular season, which runs from early September to early January, with each team playing 17 games and having one bye week. Following the conclusion of the regular season, seven teams from each conference, including four division winners and three wild card teams, advance to the playoffs, a single-elimination tournament, which culminates in the Super Bowl, played in early February between the winners of the AFC and NFC championship games.
Deion Luwynn Sanders Sr. is an American football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes football team. Nicknamed "Prime Time", he played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, and Baltimore Ravens. Sanders was also a baseball outfielder for nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and San Francisco Giants. He won two Super Bowl titles and made one World Series appearance in 1992, making him the only athlete to play in both a Super Bowl and a World Series.
Eric Demetric Dickerson is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. Dickerson played college football for the Mustangs of Southern Methodist University and was recognized as an All-American. He was selected second overall in the 1983 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams, and later played for the Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Raiders, and Atlanta Falcons. During his NFL career, he rushed for over 13,000 yards. He holds the NFL's single-season rushing record with 2,105 yards, set in 1984. Dickerson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999 and, in 2019, was named to the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time. He wore prescription goggles throughout his career due to myopia.
Andre Trevor Ware is an American sports analyst and commentator, and a former football quarterback. He played in the National Football League (NFL), the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the NFL Europe. Ware played college football for the Houston Cougars, winning the Heisman Trophy and Davey O'Brien Award in 1989. He was the first black quarterback to receive the Heisman. In the 1990 NFL Draft, Ware was selected in the first round by the Detroit Lions with the seventh overall pick. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004.
Christopher Garrett Mohr is a former American football punter. Mohr grew up in Thomson, Georgia, where he played football at Briarwood Academy. He was recruited by the University of Alabama, where he was the team's starting punter for all four years. After being named the Southeastern Conference's best punter his senior year, he spent the 1989 NFL season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and was their punter the entire season. He was a sixth round choice in the draft that year by the team. He spent one season with the Montreal Machine of the World League of American Football (WLAF) before being signed by the Buffalo Bills. Mohr was with the Bills from 1991 to 2000, during which time he appeared in three Super Bowls with the team—Super Bowl XXVI, Super Bowl XXVII, and Super Bowl XXVIII. He signed with his hometown Atlanta Falcons before the 2001 NFL season, where he played for four years before being waived in 2005. He was signed by the Washington Redskins before the 2005 NFL season began, but was cut a few days later. He officially retired from the NFL in 2007 by signing a one-day contract with the Buffalo Bills. Mohr has four boys. Garrett, Harrison, Quinn and Chapman. Garrett Mohr, his oldest son, is currently an NFL free agent.
Michael Fitzgerald Alexander is a former professional gridiron football player who played for the Los Angeles Raiders and Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). After his career in the NFL, he went on to play for the Baltimore Stallions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Alexander played collegiately at Penn State University and attended Piscataway Township High School in Piscataway, New Jersey.
Earl Thomas Ferrell, is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the East Tennessee State Buccaneers and was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fifth round of the 1982 NFL Draft. Standing 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) and 220 lbs., Ferrell played his entire NFL career for the Cardinals from 1982 to 1989. He led all Cardinals running backs in rushing yards during the 1988 and 1989 seasons, the team's first two years playing in Phoenix.
Lamar Lavante Lathon is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Houston Cougars and was selected by the Houston Oilers in the first round of the 1990 NFL Draft. Lathon played eight seasons in the league. He last played in 1998 with the Carolina Panthers.
Gregory John Kragen is an American former professional football player who was a nose tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played in three Super Bowls and five championship games. He was selected for the Pro Bowl in 1989 and made the All-Madden team twice.
Mark Haynes is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the New York Giants and the Denver Broncos from 1980 until 1989. He made three Pro Bowls while playing for New York and appeared in all three of Denver's Super Bowl teams in the 1980s.
Leonard "Bubba" McDowell is an American football coach and former player. He played professionally as a safety for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Houston Oilers and Carolina Panthers. McDowell played college football at the University of Miami. He was drafted by the Oilers in the third round of the 1989 NFL Draft.
Norman Earl Evans is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for 14 seasons in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). Evans is the only player in NFL history to be chosen in two expansion drafts. He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs. The Miami Dolphins took Evans from the Houston Oilers in the 1966 AFL Expansion draft. He played 10 seasons with Miami. Evans was also chosen by the Seattle Seahawks in the 1976 NFL Expansion Draft and played three seasons there. He was selected to two Pro Bowls and played in three Super Bowls, all with the Dolphins.
Harold Lucius Bishop Jr. is a former American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for five teams.
Glenn A. Dennison is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and the 1987 Super Bowl—winning Washington Redskins. In 1989, he played for the Amsterdam Crusaders in the Netherlands. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes and was selected in the second round of the 1984 NFL draft.
Alvoid Wilson Mays is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at West Virginia. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the eighth round of the 1989 NFL draft.
Michael James Fox is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 1990 NFL draft. He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
The 1992 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 61st season in the National Football League. This season began with the team trying to win their second Super Bowl in a row since the 1989 San Francisco 49ers, following Super Bowl XXVI.
Charles Gene Thomas is a former professional American football center in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Houston Oilers in the eighth round of the 1985 NFL draft. He played seven seasons in the NFL, for the Atlanta Falcons in 1985 and the San Francisco 49ers from 1987 to 1992.
John Patrick Varone was an American professional Canadian football player who played as a halfback and fullback, as well as a linebacker. Varone played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1958 to 1959.
Eric Gerard Hayes is a former American football defensive tackle who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was drafted by the Seahawks in the fifth round of the 1990 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State University and attended C. Leon King High School in Tampa, Florida. Hayes was also a member of the Connecticut Coyotes of the Arena Football League (AFL).
