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Extra Points: 'Humane' Goodell, NFLPA could send players to WWE

Sure, 256 of those guys will be brought back to practice squads, and the AFL and CFL are also options, but all of those opportunities include drastic pay cuts and a certain transition period.

Ex-LSU Heisman winner Billy Cannon hospitalized

He went on to a successful pro career in the American Football League with the Houston Oilers and Oakland Raiders, and after football went to dental school.

Walt Sweeney, offensive guard for the San Diego Chargers, dies at 71

It is a candid account of Sweeney's upbringing, his years as a hard-drinking college player, and then the pressure and joy of joining the fledgling AFL in the years before the merger with the NFL.

Bill Dwyre: Big holes in the NFL safety net for former players like Bob Zeman

He played six years in the American Football League, which joined the NFL in the 1970 merger.

Former Packers star Dave Robinson awaits the Hall call

Both Green Bay and San Diego of the American Football League had made him their No. 1 pick in 1963.

Super Bowl XLVII - Baltimore (13-6) vs. San Francisco (13-4-1) (ET)

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AFL great Gonsoulin on mend after heart attack

After a standout career at Baylor University, Gonsoulin was picked in the AFL draft by the Dallas Texans, who then shipped him to the Broncos for fullback Jack Spikes in the team's first trade.

Texas Tech hires 33-year-old Kingsbury as coach

He also played in the Canadian and All-American football leagues.

Sam Farmer: Redskins' draft choice doesn't prove so peculiar after all

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Pro football's Super Bowl began life as The AFL-NFL World Championship Game.