🏈On April 26, 1983 the NFL Draft took place at the New York Sheraton Hotel in New York City, New York. The draft is frequently referred to as the “quarterback class of 1983”, because 6 quarterbacks were taken in the first round (John Elway, Todd Blackledge, Jim Kelly, Tony Eason, Ken O'Brien, and Dan Marino) the highest number of first round picks for the position. Take a look back to the first pick in the draft as the Baltimore Colts selected Stanford’s John Elway (whose rights were later trad

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