1990 NAFL season (Jayverse)

The 1990 NAFL season was the 71st regular season of the North American Football League.

This was also the first full season for Paul Tagliabue as the league's Commissioner, after taking over from Pete Rozelle midway through the previous season.

ABC was given the rights to televise the two additional playoff games. Meanwhile, Turner's TNT network started to broadcast Sunday night games for the first half of the season while ESPN will be bringing Sunday night games for the Second Half of the Season.

Not Only Tempo has secured rights to air Saturday Night Games for the Second Half of the Season., ESPN will air Saturday Night Games the First Half of the Season

On October 8, the league announced that the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award would be named the Pete Rozelle Trophy.

Late in the season, with the Gulf War looming closer, the NAFL announced that starting in Week 16 (and continuing until Super Bowl XXV), the league would add American flag decals to the back of the helmet for Teams in the United States only. The flag would return on a permanent basis in 2001 following the September 11 attacks.

Rookie Draft
The 1990 NAFL Rookie Draft Saw Illinois QB Jeff George being crowned the Top Draft Choice to the Birmingham Vulcans, The Washington Sentinels took Richmond Webb (T) from Texas A&M as their Second Draft Choice

Other Picks chosen were as follows

Los Angeles Rams draft Bern Brostek (C)

Pittsburgh Steelers draft Eric Green (TE)

Winnipeg Bombers draft Steve Zatylny (WR)

San Diego Destroyers draft Junior Seau (LB)

Ottawa Canadians draft Cortez Kennedy (DT)

Arizona Firebirds draft Anthony Thompson (RB)

Southern California Sun draft Mark Carrier (CB)

Boston Patriots draft Chris Singleton (LB)

Toronto Huskies draft Jock Climie (WR)

Atlanta Falcons draft Steve Broussard (RB)

Seattle Orcas draft Terry Wooden (LB)

Dallas Texans draft Emmitt Smith (RB)

Philadelphia Eagles draft Ben Smith (SS)

Green Bay Packers draft Tony Bennett (DE)

Montreal Alouettes draft Shannon Sharpe (TE)

New Orleans Saints draft Renaldo Turnbull (DE)

Cincinnati Chargers draft James Francis (LB)

Portland Storm draft LeRoy Butler (CB)

Edmonton Elks draft Steve Christie (K)

New York Jets draft Blair Thomas (RB)

Denver Broncos draft Alton Montgomery (SS)

Buffalo Bills draft James Williams (SS)

Kentucky Bourbons draft Bryce Paup (LB)

Houston Oilers draft Lamar Lathon (LB)

Minnesota Vikings draft Mike Jones (TE)

Vancouver Lumberjacks draft Ian Beckles (G)

Miami Dolphins draft Keith Sims (G)

Hamilton Tiger-Cats draft Richard Nurse (WR)

Calgary Stampeders draft Dave Sapunjis (WR)

Oakland Invaders draft Dan Owens (DE)

Kansas City Colts draft Percy Snow (LB)

Sacramento Condors draft John Randle (DT)

Chicago Bears draft Fred Washington (DT)

Saskatchewan Roughriders draft Glen Scrivener (DT)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers draft Keith McCants (DE)

Detroit Lions draft Andre Ware (QB)

New York Giants draft Rodney Hampton (RB)

Cleveland Browns draft Leroy Hoard (RB)

San Francisco 49ers draft Dexter Carter (RB)

Indianapolis Racers draft Anthony Johnson (RB)

Honolulu Raiders draft Aaron Wallace (LB)

Memphis Steamers draft Reggie Cobb (RB)