Even before Elway’s draft drama in 1983, the league was already in disarray. The NFL had just completed the 1982 season, a nine-game sprint compacted by a 57-day players’ strike that ran from ...

A top prospect in the draft inevitably will refuse to play for the team that is poised to take him. That happened in 1983, when quarterback John Elway didn’t want to play for the Baltimore Colts. His ...

The 1983 NFL Draft produced arguably the greatest quarterback class in league history. The headliners from that group include Dan Marino, Jim Kelly and John Elway. All three quarterbacks led their ...

Only one draft class has produced three Hall of Fame quarterbacks (John Elway, Jim Kelly and Dan Marino): 1983. They could be joined by the class (Eli Manning, Philip Rivers and Ben Roethlisberger ...

Elway is a legendary quarterback who played for the Broncos from 1983-1998. He was selected with the first pick in the 1983 NFL Draft. As a player, he won two Super Bowls for the Broncos.

John Elway's business partner and former agent has died after falling off a golf cart Elway was driving. ... Elway played 16 years (1983-1998) in the NFL, all with the Denver Broncos.

That 1983 first round produced three Hall of Fame QBs — John Elway at No. 1, Jim Kelly at No. 13 and Dan Marino at No. 27 — as well as a two-time Pro Bowler (Ken O’Brien, No. 24), a ...

While Elway eventually moved to the Broncos in 1983 and Topps said his football career “got in the way,” the company decided to feature a baseball card ... John Elway signed baseball ...

A new John Elway trading card has hit the market, ... Elway played for the Yankees' minor league system in 1982 before being the first pick in the 1983 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts.

It doesn't happen as often as it should. It's overdue to happen again. A top prospect in the draft inevitably will refuse to play for the team that is poised to take him. That happened in 1983 ...