The NFL's 1977 Cheating Epidemic

What was one of the worst cheating epidemics in the NFL? This substance ruined football during it's time present and it's time to uncover the history behind "STICKUM".
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[@orbyfan]

When Fred Biletnikoff tried a comeback with the Montreal Alouettes in 1980, he tried using stickum, and the Canadian Football League quickly issued an edict that this would not be allowed, at a time when the NFL did still allow it. Rule 1 Section 10 Article 5: Illegal Substance was officially added to the CFL rule book in 1981.

[@FootballTDAY]

Did not know this😵‍💫

[@johnbroadway4196]

Why is it that ? JEEEEEEZ Freckin NFL !
THEY ARE JUST ABOUT ONLY ONE RULE !
WHATEVER ADDS DRAMA AND FIXES GAMES FOR GAMBLING AND WOMEN VIEWERS.
GO FLAG YOURSELF NFL !!!

[@goalscorerlajon]

Fred Bilitnikoff gave new meaning to the term, "Grabbing A Handful"

[@johnbroadway4196]

HA 😂😆😂😆😂😆 BAHAHA HAHAHA 🤣

[@r.williamcomm7693]

Remember when OBJ the NY Giants WRs went on the trip to Miami during playoff week, then went to Green Bay & lost? To this day I believe they had problems catching the ball because the tackified gloves don’t work in freezing temps. I remember the days of stickum being used through the 1980 season. It made footballs nasty & hilarious plays where the footballs stuck to players hands at times.

[@johnbroadway4196]

YES ! YES ! YES !
THANK YOU THANK YOU ! 👍

[@justiniglesias5373]

Honestly kinda crazy that this story isn’t heard of more especially w how big spidertack and pine tar was in mlb

[@marmcd2003]

Because Stick-em was legal in '77, pine tar wasn't.

[@aidannolan2553]

Deflategate doesn’t even come close to this

[@d0nKsTaH]

Stick "em" was used by Lester Hayes chronically.
I think he even ate the stuff.

[@FootballTDAY]

Chronic stickem use is crazy

[@AllBlueGiants]

Def how OBJ had that insane catch these gloves are starting to get crazy

[@konnorrockkonnoisseur4970]

It doesn’t surprise me that the Raiders of all teams would cheat with adhesives 😂

[@Rockhound6165]

How is Stuckum cheating? It was completely legal. It was only when Lester Hayes got ridiculous with it when the NFL banned it.

[@elfofcourage]

I remember stickem because they used it on fly paper back in the day.

[@MenverMan]

Patriots are like hold my beer

[@FootballTDAY]

🤣🤣🤣

[@d0nKsTaH]

Research MAGNETS in NFL Player's gloves!
They react to magnets (pre-placed) in footballs.
Lots of speculation whether or not this is the NFL allowing it to "fix" certain games...
Or teams doing it themselves somehow.
There are videos on it

[@FootballTDAY]

Interesting…actually have never heard of that but might have to make a video on it🤔

[@Footballs110]

Nice video

[@randallross420]

All hail Lester Hayes

[@tatesinclair6837]

You realize the Raiders couldn't put Stick 'em on a ball the other team was kicking, right?

[@FootballTDAY]

Look it up 🤷

[@irishledden4924]

Nobody cheated more than the Patsies and the Faiders.

[@Balon-Breakspear]

What are they gonna do, put you in football jail??

[@FootballTDAY]

Well the Eagles DID have a jail under their stadium…🤣

[@Balon-Breakspear]

@@FootballTDAY you ever seen the replacements??

[@johnbroadway4196]

I'VE ALWAYS SAID THAT JERRY RICE WASN'T THAT GOOD OF A Receiver !!
And Band gloves too !
From football and Baseball batters.
It's pathetic that this happens !

[@FootballTDAY]

Yeah he was pretty mid, feel like I could get 22000 rec yards if i played in the NFL

[@chaseoswald7255]

lol of course it was the raiders

[@jbelke5286]

But now players wear stick-um gloves

[@nomercyinc6783]

nothing in sports 50 years ago matters today. not everything is a jackie robinson level story

[@emillyyelen5169]

yes because people are now playing nice...