An ESPN “30 for 30” documentary about the 1983 NFL draft titled “Elway to Marino” reveals stunning details on John Elway’s refusal to play for the Baltimore Colts, who selected the ...

But he wasn’t John Elway. Nobody was. The Colts found out the hard way on Dec. 11, 1983 at Mile High Stadium… otherwise known as the day John Elway happened.

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 ...

John Elway, pro football quarterback with the Baltimore Colts and Denver Broncos. Elway was an NFL player from 1983 to 1998. Elway pictured in 1983.

The documentary called "Elway to Marino" provides an in-depth look at the 1983 NFL draft, a memorable class that included six quarterbacks being selected in the first round, highlighted by Elway ...

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Al Davis wasn’t always the player-evaluating genius he thought he was during his nearly five decades running the Raiders. An ESPN “30 for 30” documentary about the 1983 NFL draft … ...