National Football League (NFL)

2002 NFL Season Overview

National Football League (NFL)

2002 NFL Season Overview

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The NFL and the NFL Players Association agreed to a fourth extension of the 1993 Collective Bargaining Agreement through 2007, January 7. In an AFC Wild Card matchup, the Oakland Raiders defeated the New York Jets 38-24 in the NFLÕs first-ever primetime playoff game, January 12. In a special meeting in New Orleans, NFL owners voted unanimously to approve the purchase of the Atlanta Falcons to Home Depot co-founder Arthur Blank, February 2. The New England Patriots won their first Super Bowl by defeating the NFC champion St. Louis Rams 20-17 in Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The game marked the first time in Super Bowl history that the winning points came on the final play, a 48-yard field goal by Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri. Super Bowl XXXVI was viewed by 131.7 million viewers, the fifth-most watched program in U.S. television history, February 3. Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher was named co-chairman of the NFL Competition Committee, February 6. Tony Boselli, a five-time Pro Bowl tackle allocated by the Jacksonville Jaguars, was the first selection of the Houston Texans in the 2002 NFL Expansion Draft. The Texans selected 19 players, February 18. The NFL and Westwood One/CBS Radio Sports announced the renewal of a multi-year agreement for Westwood One/CBS Radio Sports to continue as the exclusive network radio home of the NFL, April 9. NFL Europe kicked off its 10th season with a record 254 players allocated by NFL clubs, April 13-14.

2002 NFL Champions

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

defeated Oakland Raiders

Commissioner Paul Tagliabue

Union Director Gene Upshaw

Players' President Trace Armstrong

2002 NFL Draft

Pick Player Team

1 David Carr QB Texans

2 Julius Peppers DE Panthers

3 Joey Harrington QB Lions

4 Mike Williams T Bills

5 Quentin Jammer DB Chargers

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2002 NFL Draft

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