Wow! Look at how different the NFL was back in the old days before Mel Kiper Jr. and ESPN arrived on the scene. The picture makes me think of a middle school pep rally. The guy on the right almost looks like Chris Cooley to me, lol.
The NFL has come a long way since that era!
But then I dug into the Washington Post archives to see if the guys pictured here had said anything interesting during the presser, and I was pleasantly surprised. The post-presser article is written by Donald Huff, and it contains a few things worthy of note 31 years later.
First of all, most of the early attention is focused on second-round pick Mendenhall, who had overcome a ruptured appendix and whom (of course) Beathard claims the team considered picking in the first round. (Mendenhall would go on to a disappointing career and can currently be found as one of the options on the “Worst Redskins DE Of All Time” poll over at Hogs Haven. That’s what you get for spelling Matt with only one T.)
