More than 30 years after his three NFL games, former Alabama standout Willard Scissum has received a Super Bowl ring from the Washington Redskins.
Scissum was among the 26 players who attended a Tuesday ceremony, during which they were recognized for their contributions to Washington's 1987 NFL championship team by filling in for striking players. Scissum and the other "replacement" players received Super Bowl rings at the event, three decades after the regular players who had returned and finished the season did.
A 24-day players' strike interrupted the 1987 NFL season. After the Week 3 games were canceled, the league staged its games for the next three weeks with mainly replacement players while the regular rosters were on strike.