finknottle Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 In the mid-nineties, on the 10th anniversary of the folding of the league, I got curious and tried to come up with an objective, distanced assessment of the talent in the USFL. I looked at the NFL rosters at those players still playing with 10+ years experience - in essence, the USFL generation. What I found was that a higher percentage of the USFL players were still playing in the NFL 10 years later than the percentage of NFL players! In fact, what got me thinking about it at the time was the annual 'all nfl' selections. It seemed to me that even in 1995 you could have formed a USFL alumni team that would have hung with an NFL all-star team. Off the top of my head I only remember a few of the guys who were still playing at a top level around then: QB Kelly, Young RB Walker (?) OL Hull, Adikes, Zimmerman DE Reggie White LB Sam Mills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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