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ESPN\u2019s latest \u201c30 for 30\u201d documentary, \u201cThe Year of the Scab,\u201d premiered Tuesday and told the fascinating tale of the\u00a0replacement players who crossed the picket line to play for the Redskins during the 1987 NFL strike. Washington\u2019s scabs, as the Redskins\u2019 regulars derisively referred to their replacements, went 3-0 during the labor dispute, including a win over a Cowboys team that featured Tony Dorsett, Randy White and more than a dozen other veterans, on \u201cMonday Night Football.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thanks to the Scabskins, Washington\u00a0stood alone atop the NFC East at 4-1 when the\u00a0NFL players\u2019 union voted to end the 24-day strike and the regulars returned. The Redskins would go on to finish 11-4 during the regular season and capture their second Lombardi trophy with a 42-10 win over the Broncos in Super Bowl XXII. Most of the Redskins\u2019 replacement players were released after the strike, and while they all received playoff shares worth about $27,000, only those who were kept on the roster and appeared in at least one more game\u00a0received Super Bowl rings. That slight was the focus of the final few minutes of \u201cYear of the Scab.\u201d<\/p>\n