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1981 Starters

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| Off-season signings |
| Player |
Position |
Transaction |
Salary |
Terms |
| Angelo Fields | RB | Received player in trade from Jets | Jets |
| Mike Holmes | CB | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Ravens | $800,000, 2 yrs. |
| Cris Morin | CB | Signed as free agent | $650,000, 2 yrs. |
| Ralph Marsh | S | Signed as free agent | $650,000, 2 yrs. |
| Heath Oliphant | WR | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Bengals | $770,000, 2 yrs. |
| Tony Burks | QB | Signed as free agent | $170,000, 2 yrs. |
| Mercury Mayes | G | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Redskins | $1.27 mil, 2 yrs. |
| Isaac Shroeder | P | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Redskins | $540,000, 2 yrs. |
| Lorenzo Gunther | T | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Panthers | $1.07 mil, 2 yrs. |
| Gerry Sullivan | T | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Vikings | $1.55 mil, 3 yrs. |
| Kurt Allerman | ILB | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Seahawks | $1.74 mil, 2 yrs. |
| Van Buchanan | QB | Signed as free agent | $1.17 mil, 1 yrs. |
| Jose Kegley | TE | Signed as free agent | $50,000, 1 yrs. |
| Darrell Johnston | TE | Signed as free agent | $370,000, 1 yrs. |
| Billy Johnson | WR | Received player in trade from Eagles | Eagles |
| Ron Sellers | WR | Signed as free agent | $170,000, 1 yrs. |
| Jim Ferguson | S | Signed as free agent | $150,000, 1 yrs. |
| Mike Martin | G | Signed as free agent | $140,000, 1 yrs. |
| Art Laster | T | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Broncos | $560,000, 2 yrs. |
| Floyd Rice | OLB | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Colts | $190,000, 1 yrs. |
| Harold Exterovich | DE | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Chiefs | $190,000, 1 yrs. |
| Ron Kadziel | ILB | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Chiefs | $190,000, 1 yrs. |
| Tom Beutler | ILB | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Bengals | $510,000, 2 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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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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