Lyle Alzado's ticket to the NFL was anabolic ... Against the Jets, he ripped the helmet off offensive tackle Chris Ward and flung it, prompting the NFL to create a rule outlawing helmet throwing.

for whom the aptly-named Lyle Alzado Rule -- which made it illegal to rip an opposing player's helmet off his head -- was named. Greg Townsend, the franchise's all-time sack leader. And the ...