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It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 24–25, 1988, at the Marriot Marquis in New York City, New York. [1] [2] The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Atlanta Falcons selected linebacker ...
Johnny Grier became the first African-American in NFL history to be promoted to referee. [2] Grier replaced long time referee Bob Frederic, who retired in the offseason. Grier was the field judge in the previous season's Super Bowl XXII, which was the same game that Doug Williams of the Washington Redskins became the first African-American quarterback to win the Super
The NFL draft, officially known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", [1] [2] [3] is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment. [4] The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings; the teams with the worst win–loss records receive the earliest picks.
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1988 Pittsburgh Steelers draft: Round Pick Player Position College Notes 1 17 Aaron Jones Defensive end: Eastern Kentucky: 2 44 Dermontti Dawson * † Center: Kentucky: 3 70 Chuck Lanza Center: Notre Dame: 5 121 Darin Jordan Linebacker: Northeastern: 5 128 Jerry Reese Defensive end Kentucky: 6 155 Warren Williams Running back: Miami (FL) 7 182 ...
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September 4, 1988 Miami Dolphins: W 34–7 63,330 2 September 11, 1988 at Indianapolis Colts: W 17–13 60,503 3 September 18, 1988 Minnesota Vikings: L 31–7 63,990 4 September 25, 1988 at Green Bay Packers: W 24–6 56,492 5 October 2, 1988 Buffalo Bills: W 24–3 62,793 6 October 9, 1988 at Detroit Lions: W 24–7 64,526 7 October 16, 1988 ...
The 1988 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 39th season with the National Football League. Despite taking the Browns to the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year, head coach Marty Schottenheimer was fired at the end of the 1988 season. He left the Browns having compiled a record of 44–27 (a 62% winning percentage) with the team.