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1981 Starters

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| Off-season signings |
| Player |
Position |
Transaction |
Salary |
Terms |
| Rick Sharp | T | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Cardinals | $1.13 mil, 2 yrs. |
| Charles Smith | DE | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Bengals | $600,000, 2 yrs. |
| Greg Landry | QB | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Chiefs | $520,000, 2 yrs. |
| Charles Ford | CB | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Cowboys | $170,000, 1 yrs. |
| Joe Moore | RB | Signed as free agent | $170,000, 1 yrs. |
| Antonio Dumas | P | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from 49ers | $200,000, 1 yrs. |
| Dan Doornink | FB | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Cowboys | $350,000, 2 yrs. |
| Walter Danner | C | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Texans | $240,000, 1 yrs. |
| Ronald Reilly | C | Signed as free agent | $60,000, 1 yrs. |
| Darren Shephard | S | Signed as free agent | $90,000, 1 yrs. |
| Andy Kelley | ILB | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Browns | $170,000, 1 yrs. |
| William Graham | K | Signed as free agent | $80,000, 1 yrs. |
| Jumbo Booker | DE | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Eagles | $150,000, 1 yrs. |
| Norbert Homer | T | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Seahawks | $150,000, 1 yrs. |
| Dan Bunz | DE | Signed as free agent | $340,000, 1 yrs. |
| Gary Clements | C | Signed as free agent | $350,000, 1 yrs. |
| Louis Kelcher | DT | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Browns | $2.56 mil, 4 yrs. |
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1980 Starters
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Players are rated by
an unnamed HFL scout out of 100 for
both current and future potential.
A gold highlight is a player who the
scout believes to be in the top 20%
of starters in his position, a grey
highlight indicates a player in the
bottom 20%. The average rating for an
offensive starter in 1980 was 51.2,
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| Career leaders |
| Passing |
Name |
Yards |
TDs |
Rating |
| | Rick Norton | 26807 | 159 | 81.3 |
| Rushing |
Name |
Carries |
Yards |
TDs |
| | Leo Hayden | 2422 | 9430 | 63 |
| Receiving |
Name |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| | Chuck Hughes | 579 | 8637 | 39 |
| Tackles |
Name |
Games |
Tackles |
Assists |
| | Mike Kolen | 177 | 783 | 286 |
| Sacks |
Name |
Games |
Sacks |
Tackles |
| | Mike Reid | 175 | 97.5 | 425 |
| Interceptions |
Name |
Ints |
Yds |
TDs |
| | Speedy Duncan | 26 | 376 | 2 | |
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Champions |
| 1979 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
(willoconley) |
| 1978 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
(jgcruz) |
| 1977 |
Baltimore
Ravens |
(Narcizo) |
| 1976 |
San Diego
Chargers |
(3ric) |
| 1975 |
Cleveland
Browns |
(Badbrowns) |
| 1974 |
New England
Patriots* |
(Passacaglia) |
| 1973 |
Buffalo
Bills* |
(Chinaski) |
| 1972 |
Houston
Oilers |
(Tarcone) |
| 1971 |
Cleveland
Browns |
(VPI97) |
| 1970 |
Buffalo
Bills |
(Chinaski) |

* Green Bay's title was stripped |
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1st
Round Draft Picks |
| 1980 |
Anthony Munoz T USC
Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 1979 |
Joe Montana QB Notre Dame
Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1978 |
Earl Campbell RB Texas
Atlanta Falcons |
| 1977 |
Wendell Tyler RB UCLA
Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 1976 |
Jackie Slater T Jackson St
New York Jets |
| 1975 |
Walter Payton RB Jackson St
Miami Dolphins |
| 1974 |
Ed Jones DE Tenn St
Seattle Seahawks |
| 1973 |
Dan Fouts QB Oregon
Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1972 |
John Vella T USC
Houston Texans |
| 1971 |
Clarence Scott CB Kansas St
Tampa Bay Buccanears |
| 1970 |
Forrest Gregg T South Methodist
New York Giants |
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