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NFL lockout may refer to any of the lockouts or strikes in the history of the National Football League: 1968 NFL strike/lockout, 12-day strike and lockout before the 1968 NFL season; 1970 NFL strike, two-day strike prior to the 1970 NFL season; 1974 NFL strike, two-month strike before the 1974 NFL season
The 1987 NFL season was the 68th regular season of the National Football League (NFL). This season featured games predominantly played by replacement players, as the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) players were on strike from weeks four to six with week three being cancelled in its entirety. This remains the last NFL season ...
In 1982 and 1987 there were player strikes. The 1982 NFL strike, which lasted for eight weeks, forced the 1982 season to be shortened to 9 games per team. The 1987 NFL strike, which lasted for 24 days, forced the 1987 season to be shortened to 15 games per team.
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States and the highest professional level of American football in the world. [1] It was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) before adopting its current name for the 1922 season.
In its early years after 1920, the NFL did not have a set schedule, and teams played as few as eight and as many as sixteen games, many against independent professional, college, or amateur teams. From 1926 through 1946 , they played from eleven to fourteen games per season, depending on the number of teams in the league.
The Redskins playing against the Dolphins in Super Bowl XVII. The 1982 NFL season was the 63rd regular season of the National Football League.A 57-day-long players' strike reduced the 1982 season from a 16-game schedule per team to an abbreviated nine game schedule.
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The strike did not stop the 1974 preseason from going forward; the NFL used all-rookie squads as replacement players to play out the preseason schedule until the strike was resolved. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] The strike lasted until August 10, 1974, when the players returned to training camp without a new CBA, instead choosing to pursue free agency through ...