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1981 Starters
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| Off-season signings |
| Player |
Position |
Transaction |
Salary |
Terms |
| Ernest Lunsford | CB | Signed as free agent | $170,000, 1 yrs. |
| Vince Hoover | S | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Cardinals | $170,000, 1 yrs. |
| Frank Lewis | WR | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Bills | $420,000, 2 yrs. |
| James Livesay | WR | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Cardinals | $530,000, 2 yrs. |
| Bryan McCulley | DT | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Jets | $580,000, 2 yrs. |
| Mel Phillips | S | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Seahawks | $170,000, 1 yrs. |
| Julius Adams | DE | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Ravens | $170,000, 1 yrs. |
| Larry Crowe | FB | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Bengals | $170,000, 1 yrs. |
| Richard Crocker | CB | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Redskins | $340,000, 2 yrs. |
| Grady Ingram | DE | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Colts | $260,000, 2 yrs. |
| Wesley Walker | WR | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Buccaneers | $300,000, 2 yrs. |
| Roderick Burnett | G | Signed as free agent | $160,000, 1 yrs. |
| Curtis Green | S | Signed as free agent | $70,000, 1 yrs. |
| Thurman Poston | C | Signed as free agent | $300,000, 2 yrs. |
| Fred Brister | OLB | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Dolphins | $170,000, 1 yrs. |
| Darrell Johnston | TE | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Packers | $120,000, 1 yrs. |
| Spencer Westbrook | TE | Signed as free agent | $80,000, 1 yrs. |
| Mike Moeller | TE | Signed as free agent | $60,000, 1 yrs. |
| Juan Vest | TE | Signed as free agent | $60,000, 1 yrs. |
| Corey Thomson | CB | Signed as free agent | $260,000, 1 yrs. |
| Johnnie Cattell | RB | Signed as free agent | $670,000, 3 yrs. |
| Melvin Rose | T | Signed as free agent | $360,000, 1 yrs. |
| Gabe Duncan | S | Signed as free agent | $110,000, 1 yrs. |
| Dana McLemore | G | Signed as free agent | $260,000, 1 yrs. |
| Julio Peterson | G | Signed as free agent | $60,000, 1 yrs. |
| Ron Sellers | WR | Signed as free agent | $170,000, 1 yrs. |
| Irving Blades | DE | Signed as free agent | $60,000, 1 yrs. |
| Michael Lake | WR | Signed as free agent | $120,000, 1 yrs. |
| Grady Bullard | DE | Signed as free agent | $50,000, 1 yrs. |
| Ray Donaldson | OLB | Signed as free agent | $110,000, 1 yrs. |
| Martin Imhof | DT | Signed as free agent | $150,000, 1 yrs. |
| Matt Buchanan | QB | Signed as free agent | $120,000, 1 yrs. |
| Julius Adams | DE | Signed as free agent | $170,000, 1 yrs. |
| Kendrick Torres | G | Signed as free agent | $50,000, 1 yrs. |
| Bennie Cunningham | TE | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Browns | $880,000, 2 yrs. |
| Jack Ham | ILB | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Patriots | $520,000, 2 yrs. |
| Duane Cortes | G | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Chiefs | $1.43 mil, 3 yrs. |
| Vince Ferragamo | QB | Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Jaguars | $840,000, 2 yrs. |
| Emanuel Weaver | K | Signed as free agent | $70,000, 1 yrs. |
| Brad Hansen | OLB | Signed as free agent | $170,000, 1 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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