Draft:Todd Black (American football)

Todd Black
No. 85
Position:	Wide Receiver
Personal information
Born:	April 12, 1964 (age 60); Fort Dodge, Iowa
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
College:	Concordia University
Undrafted:	1987
Career history
	Chicago Bears (1987);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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Declined by InterstellarGamer12321 12 months ago. Last edited by BD2412 5 months ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Submission declined on 27 June 2023 by SportingFlyer (talk).

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Declined by SportingFlyer 16 months ago.

Submission declined on 22 April 2023 by Bonadea (talk).

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Declined by Bonadea 18 months ago.

Submission declined on 21 April 2023 by Nthep (talk).

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Declined by Nthep 18 months ago.

Submission declined on 10 March 2023 by KylieTastic (talk).

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Declined by KylieTastic 19 months ago.

Comment: The issues raised by previous AfC reviewers have been not been fixed. Please add reliable, independent sources with WP:SIGCOV of the subject to established notability per WP:NSPORT. InterstellarGamer12321 (talk | contribs) 14:19, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

Comment: Does not appear to meet notability guidelines. SportingFlyer T·C 12:21, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Comment: Resubmitted immediately after the previous decline, no attempt made to fix the issues bonadea contributions talk 16:59, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

Comment: Fails WP:SPORTCRIT. Someone who made just one appearance and didn't register any stats during that one game is going to be difficult to establish as notable Nthep (talk) 19:09, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

Todd Mitchell Black (born April 12, 1964) is a former American football wide receiver who played a single game for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) in 1987.

Black played college football at Concordia University.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Black was one of the replacement players, 'scabs' or 'spare Bears', engaged by the Bears during the NFLPA strike.^[5]^[6] At the time he was a physical education teacher at Oak Park and River Forest High School.^[7] On October 4, 1987, he debuted for the Chicago Bears against the Philadelphia Eagles at Veterans Stadium. Black failed to record any statistics for the game.

References

^ "Todd Black stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
^ "Todd Black, DB". Nfl.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
^ "Todd Black NFL Stats and Bio". Pro Football Archives.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
^ "Todd Black (2003) - Athletic Hall of Fame". CUCougars.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
^ "Concordia rookie LB Chris Garrett makes Rams 53-man roster". September 2021.
^ "NFL Strike Roster - UPI Archives".
^ "Bears Ii Playing It Straight". Chicago Tribune. 4 October 1987.

[1] "Todd Black stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

[2] "Todd Black, DB". Nfl.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

[3] "Todd Black NFL Stats and Bio". Pro Football Archives.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

[4] "Todd Black (2003) - Athletic Hall of Fame". CUCougars.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.

[5] "Concordia rookie LB Chris Garrett makes Rams 53-man roster". September 2021.

[6] "NFL Strike Roster - UPI Archives".

[7] "Bears Ii Playing It Straight". Chicago Tribune. 4 October 1987.

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