Piece by Alex Christ
From 1960-1966, the American Football League and the National Football League competed for college athletes before both leagues merged in the 1967 NFL Draft. Over the course of these seven years, the AFL and NFL teams selected many Pro Bowl, All-Pro, and Hall of Fame players, but each player had the option to play in either league.
In this countdown of each AFL/NFL team in existence during this seven year stretch, we will take a look at some of the greatest players selected in these drafts and how their careers would have been the same or different if they chose to play for the other team they were drafted by in the AFL or NFL.
1965: The Case of Fred Biletnikoff (2nd round pick (AFL), 3rd round pick (NFL))
After graduating from Technical Memorial High School in Erie, Pennsylvania in the spring of 1961, Fred Biletnikoff received a scholarship from Bill Peterson, the head coach at Florida State University, while the Oakland Raiders and the Detroit Lions were
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