With this year s theme
centering around the 1980s to commemorate a golden era in Washington s history an era that inspires and fuels the franchise s future success Washingtonfootball.com spoke with Gibbs and several players about how that draft class came together and why it was so successful. Origin Of The Hogs
During his first-ever minicamp practice with Washington in 1981, Gibbs noticed what looked to be a player standing off to the side. It turned out to be Jeff Bostic. Why is he in street clothes? Gibbs asked Beathard and a few other personnel members. He s holding out in a contract dispute, they responded.