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Not Everyone Can Be a 49er

How Arena Football League players fare in the NFL

By Nathaniel Rich

How Arena Football League players fare in the NFL

Illustration by John Ritter

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Stevie Wonder, the Rolling Stones, and thousands of overweight teenagers party in the ruins of Detroit for Super Bowl XL

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The Detroit Lions’ remarkable screwball

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Alex Karras before a game

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Colorado football’s galloping disaster

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Memoirs of a big-time coach

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