Playboy's Pro Football Preview

August, 1982

August may be a drag for many (it's the only month without a holiday to relieve the torpor), but it's a time of growing excitement and zesty expectation for committed football fans. As we wallow in oppressive heat or fight toe-to-hoe battles against weedy lawns, early press reports from pre-season training camps and confident predictions by visionary sportswriters can lighten our days with the prospects of autumn Sunday afternoons. But that's not the case this year. The bickering, infighting and...