The 1987 NFL season was the 68th regular season of the National Football League (NFL). This season featured games predominantly played by replacement players, as the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) players were on strike from weeks four to six with week three being cancelled in its entirety. This remains the last NFL season in which regular-season games were impacted by a labor conflict.
Jeffrey Lynn Bostic is an American former professional football player who was a center for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers. Named to the Pro Bowl in 1983, Bostic won three Super Bowls with the Redskins.
Obed Chukwuma Ariri is a Nigerian-born former American football placekicker who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He is distinguished as being the first Nigerian to play in the NFL. He also played in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Washington Federals and in the Arena Football League (AFL) for the Miami Hooters.
Henry Carl Waechter is a former American football defensive end and defensive tackle who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Nebraska and was selected in the seventh round of the 1982 NFL Draft.
Paul John"Skip"Lane Jr. is a former American football defensive back who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ole Miss.
Keiron Bigby is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins during the 1987 NFL season. He played college football at Brown.
Derek Carl Bunch is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), who played for the Washington Redskins as a replacement. He played college football at Michigan State. In 2018, Bunch was awarded a Super Bowl ring for playing for the Redskins in 1987, the year they won Super Bowl XXII.
Mark Carlson is a former American football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins during the 1987 NFL season. He played college football at Southern Connecticut State. He is an offensive line coach at Cuthbertson High School.
Joseph Louis Cofer is a former American football defensive back who played for the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins during the 1987 NFL season. He played college football at Tennessee.
Eric H. Coyle is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL).
Philip Edward Pettey is a former American football guard who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins during the 1987 NFL season. After four years in the United States Marines straight out of high school, he played college football for Missouri, and made academic all-Big 8.
Jon Joseph Kimmel is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played four games for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1985 and one game for the Washington Redskins in 1987. He played college football at Colgate. Kimmel also played in the United States Football League (USFL) with the Arizona Wranglers in 1983 and the Chicago Blitz and Denver Gold in 1984.
Alec Raymond Gibson is a former American football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for Washington Redskins during the 1987 NFL season. He played college football at Illinois.
David Rogers Windham is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins during the 1987 NFL season. He played college football at Jackson State and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1984 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots.
Jack Lee Weil is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons during the mid-1980s.
John Kendall Cowne is a former American football center who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins during the 1987 NFL season. He played college football at Virginia Tech.
Eric Wendell Wilson is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL).
Anthony C. Settles is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins during the 1987 NFL season. He played college football for Elon.
Allen Nathaniel Harvin is an American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins during the 1987 NFL season. He played college football at Cincinnati. Harvin also played in the United States Football League (USFL) with the Philadelphia Stars from 1983 to 1984 and the Baltimore Stars in 1985.
Willard Sebastian Scissum is American football coach and former player who played as a tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins in the 1987 NFL season. He played college football at Alabama.
