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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...

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

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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Davan S. Mani says:

April 17, 2020 at 11:36 pm

what a year. the competitiveness of the ABL really brought the NBA out of its duldrums.

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