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The draft is frequently referred to as the quarterback class of 1983, because six quarterbacks were taken in the first round — John Elway, Todd Blackledge, Jim Kelly, Tony Eason, Ken O'Brien, and Dan Marino — tied with the 2024 draft for the highest number taken.
In the 1983 NFL draft, Elway was selected as the first overall pick by the Baltimore Colts, and on May 2 was traded to the Denver Broncos. On January 11, 1987, Elway executed "The Drive"—a last-ditch, five-minute, 15-play, 98-yard touchdown drive in the AFC Championship against the Cleveland Browns to tie the game late in the fourth quarter ...
First overall draft picks Year Name Position College Team Notes Ref; 1936: ... 1983 first overall pick John Elway was the first quarterback to start in five Super Bowls.
Elway returned to the starting lineup in Week 11 and went on to have a Hall of Fame career, leading the Broncos to consecutive Super Bowl victories in his final two seasons in the NFL. Overall, 36 quarterbacks have been selected No. 1 overall in the history of the NFL draft, including 28 in the Super Bowl era.
The 49ers' #5 pick was then traded to the San Diego Chargers, who now had three first-round draft picks, which led NFL experts to believe the Chargers would pursue John Elway, due to the Chargers having contract disputes with Dan Fouts. The Chargers offered their other first round draft picks, a 2nd round pick in 1984, and backup quarterback Ed ...
The team traded him to the Baltimore Colts, along with quarterback Mark Herrmann and the Broncos' first round pick in the 1984 NFL draft, for the first overall pick in the 1983 NFL Draft, quarterback John Elway. Hinton later said that he had "a good career, but I will always be known as the guy traded for John Elway."
A franchise-altering quarterback was on the board at No. 5 in the 2018 NFL Draft. John Elway made an errant pass. The then-Denver Broncos general manager didn't select Josh Allen.
Because of fellow quarterback John Elway's well-publicized reluctance to play for the Baltimore Colts, who chose him in the 1983 NFL draft, Kelly's agent asked whether there were any teams he would not play for.