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The 1979 Browns started 4-0, capped by a Monday Night upset of the Cowboys. However, they lost the next three, including two to their division rivals Houston and Pittsburgh. The Browns wound up 9-7 and out of the playoffs. The Steelers themselves, as mentioned earlier in this thread, also started 4...

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John Thompson, the first GM of the Seattle Seahawks, died on Tuesday at the age of 95:

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2 ... ies-at-95/

Patriots legend Gino Cappelletti died on Thursday morning:

https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots- ... away-at-89

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... ppGi00.htm

Curt Merz, who played for the Texans/Chiefs from 1962-68, died on Apil 22:

https://www.news-leader.com/obituaries/snl136716

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... rzCu20.htm

Former Chargers/Browns LB Bob Babich died at the age of 74 on April 3: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/04/20/former-chargers-browns-linebacker-bob-babich-dies-at-74/ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BabiBo20.htm Interestingly, his college head coach at Miami of Ohio was Bo...

I should add, though, that the Packers would probably have moved to Milwaukee if the City of Green Bay hadn't agreed to pay half the construction costs for City Stadium II (now Lambeau Field). Half the construction costs, huh? Sounds like the sort of thing that owners could offer if they were decen...

Bob Harrison coached under Dan Henning with the Falcons from 1983-86 and Bill Cowher from 1992-93 and was also an NFL scout. He died on Friday at the age of 80: https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-falcons/former-falcons-uga-assistant-coach-bob-harrison-dies-at-80/HC4X5VCEF5CEZIZSJXBYU7V4KM/ https://w...

Somewhat similar to the Donte Stallworth situation (in reverse), since Stallworth was the guy who hit a pedestrian (also on a Saturday morning) and he was impaired.

Richard Swatland, who played four games with the Oilers in 1968 (after being drafted that year by the Saints), died on Saturday at the age of 76:

https://patch.com/connecticut/stamford/ ... 6-stamford

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/ ... atRi20.htm