NFL Teams That Will Never Live Down Their Embarrassing Mistakes

The “Rhinestone Cowboys”

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In 1987 the NFL and its players were in a dispute that should have led to a labor stoppage and canceled a season. Instead, the league carried on with replacement scabs for three weeks while the labor issues remained unsettled. A few major developments happened during those weeks, like the “Rhinestone Cowboys” in Dallas and Sean Payton becoming the starting quarterback in Chicago. Payton, in case you forgot, brought the city of New Orleans its first Super Bowl title in 2009 with quarterback Drew Brees leading the charge against Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts. We don’t expect you to actually remember the “Rhinestone Cowboys” though. We honestly don’t!