Great feature I did 18 years ago. Cool interviews in it. When the NFL players went on strike in 1987, teams scrambled to field rosters made up of “replacement players.” In Tampa Bay, that meant turning to a familiar source—the Tampa Bay Bandits of the old USFL. Former Bandits filled out the Buccaneers’ lineup, giving fans a strange blend of NFL and USFL talent. This video looks back at that chaotic three-week stretch through the eyes of the Buccaneers’ replacements—players fighting for one last

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🏈On October 4, 1987 it’s day 13 of the NFL strike and the NFL continues the regular season schedule with replacement players while the players’ association strikes, a day dubbed “Scab Sunday”. Average attendance is 16,947, down from 57,205 the first week and 59,824 the second week. The eventual Super Bowl XXII champion Washington Redskins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 28-21 at RFL Memorial Stadium. Redskins replacement quarterback Ed Rubbert threw for 334 yards and 3 touchdowns. In his first