Controversy About 1985 USFL Doug Flutie Draft Pick
Here is a Los Angeles Times article about Doug Flutie being drafted by the New Jersey Generals in 1985: http://articles.latimes.com/1985-01-04/sports/sp-6646_1_nfl-draft
What was not covered, however, was the fact that the Portland Breakers could have been entitled to Doug Flutie’s rights. Due to an oversight on the USFL’s part (depending to whom you listen), the Breakers had Flutie’s rights stemming from the 1983 Boston Breakers. Here is why:
The USFL constructed a “territorial” draft process whereby teams would have “protected” colleges from whom they could draft. It was designed that way to keep geographic interest in the franchise. Boston College, where Flutie went to school, was under the “territorial” protection of the 1983 Boston Breakers. When the team ultimately ended up in Portland in 1985, the colleges to whom the Breakers had territorial rights in the draft had not yet changed.
Even though a Northeast college would have no geographic impact on the Portland franchise, the Breakers believed that they still had exclusive rights to Doug Flutie. How this was resolved is not widely known, and there are conflicting stories about the resolution. If any of you have official documentation about the resolution then post a comment and/or send the information to the e-mail address you find on the contact page.
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Click on any of the New Jersey Generals helmets after you visit this link: http://www.usflmemorabilia.com/usfl-helmets/usfl-helmets-analysis/. Then look for related items and you should be able to find a jersey.
If that doesn’t work then visit any New Jersey Generals-related item on the eBay links on the side of the page. From there you should be able to find related items like a jersey.
Hope this helps. If not, let me know and I will attempt to find another source for you.