Year of the Scab

During the 1987 players' strike, the Washington Redskins field a roster of replacement players that goes 3-0 and helps pave the way for the Redskins' Super Bowl victory. Thirty years on, those players bear the stigma of being dismissed as "scabs".

Directed by John Dorsey

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Year of the Scab

Year of the Scab

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