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The Cardinals Are the 1st to Leave the State to Train & We remember Archie Griffin and Jim McMahon on Their Birthdays

By Pigskin Dispatch August 21, 2021 1 min read

Here is what happened in Football History on August 21: The Chicago Cardinals were the first team to have training camp out of state; The Rock is the highest paid actor two years running; the birthdays of Archie Griffin and Jim McMahon, among others, are celebrated.

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