Though the film is not supposed to be connected to the actual 1987 NFLPA strike, there are some similarities between the film depiction of the Washington team and the actual Redskin team: 1. The teams played by Washington in the film mirror the teams the Redskins played during the 1987 scab games (including a Dallas team where all the regular starters crossed the picket line and returned); 2. Shane Falco wears the number 16. Redskins replacement quarterback Ed Ruppert (who played college ball at Louisville) wore that number. Ruppert managed to last three seasons as an Arena Football League quarterback at Albany; 3. The Redskins did have a player named Tony Robinson, who had just been released from prison prior to making the replacement team. The film depicts a player who's on work release to play for the team.

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