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==Draft==
The [[1981 NFL Draftdraft]] was held from April 28 to 29, 1981, at [[New York City]]'s [[Park Central Hotel|Sheraton Hotel]]. With the first pick, the [[New Orleans Saints]] selected running back [[George Rogers (American football)|George Rogers]] from [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|the University of South Carolina]].
 
==New referee==
[[Cal Lepore]], the line judge for [[Super Bowl III]] and referee for the [[Miracle at the Meadowlands]], retired prior toafter the 1980 season. He would later become supervisor of officials in the [[United States Football League]] and a replay official in the NFL when it was adopted in [[1986 NFL season|1986]]. [[Tom Dooley (American football)|Tom Dooley]], who was assigned [[Super Bowl XV]] as line judge at the end of the 1981 season, was promoted to referee to replace Lepore.
 
==Major rule changes==
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==Uniform changes==
* The [[Cincinnati Bengals]] made significant modifications to their uniforms for the first time since the team's debut in 1968, discontinuing the design similar to the [[Cleveland Browns]]' jerseys. Orange and black tiger stripes adorned the shoulder stripes of the jersey and the side striping of the pants. Black tiger stripes were also added to the orange helmets, replacing the Bengals wordmark.
* The [[Dallas Cowboys]] darkened the shade of their blue jerseys from royal to navy blue, with the numerals becoming silver. The Cowboys wore this blue jersey through [[1994 Dallas Cowboys season|1994]].
* The [[1981 Houston Oilers season|Houston Oilers]] resumed wearing blue pants with their white jerseys after a one-season hiatus; in addition, the team also changed their face masks from gray to red.
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