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Schlichter on long road back to straight and narrow
Jan. 29, 2007
By Pete Prisco
CBS SportsLine.com Senior Writer
He was the golden boy quarterback of the Colts, a can't-miss kid with a strong arm -- with looks that made women stare -- and a charming way that bordered on con-man smooth, which, later, proved to be an apt description.
Long before Peyton Manning took over as the quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts, there was Art Schlichter, whose wonderful talents made him the fourth overall pick in the 1982 draft. They were the Baltimore Colts then, and they traded Bert Jones for the rights to draft Schlichter, who nearly led the Ohio State Buckeyes to a national championship as a collegian.
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