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NFL Football Players Draft Injuries Rookies Season SuperbowlPublished: July 12, 2009
Elway had a stigma surrounding him since day one that perhaps he was just your typical soft quarterback. He refused to play for the Baltimore Colts, who had the first overall selection in the 1983 draft and needed a quarterback. Elway was the obvious choice, and everyone knew it.
He was so adamant that he would never play for the Baltimore Colts, and even went so far as to look into pursuing a professional baseball career with the New York Yankees by meeting with George Steinbrenner.
Well, the Colts called Elway on what they thought was a bluff and drafted him with their first overall selection. After it was made clear that Elway was not bluffing and would not play for them, they decided to give up on Elway and traded him to the Denver Broncos.
While Elway was forced to deal ...
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