The Hippest NFL Draft (April 1980)

"It's Just a Room With Some People on the Phone."

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Author’s Note: This post was one of the first ever written for this newsletter. Draft week seemed like as good a time as ever to re-run it.

I’m headed out of town next week; regular posts will resume when I’m back.