Year of the Scab
Year of the Scab
14+Closed Captions
20171h 18m
SportsDocumentary

Two weeks into the 1987 season, the NFL's players went on strike. For the first time in the history of professional sports in the United States, replacement players would take the field. "No-Names", "Has-Beens", and "Never-Would-Be's" were plucked from obscurity for one last chance at football immortality. What they didn't know was that their golden ticket would become a scarlet letter.


Year of the Scab

Two weeks into the 1987 season, the NFL's players went on strike. For the first time in the history of professional sports in the United States, replacement players would take the field. "No-Names", "Has-Beens", and "Never-Would-Be's" were plucked from obscurity for one last chance at football immortality. What they didn't know was that their golden ticket would become a scarlet letter.


Crossing the picket line to play in the NFL changed their lives, but not in the way they'd expected or hoped. The moment they crossed the picket line, they were no longer athletes; they were scabs. They were worse than replaceable. They were disposable.

Duration:1h 18m
Release Date:2017
Genre:SportsDocumentary
Rating:14+
Director:John Dorsey
Starring:Bradford Hastings

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