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I don't know whether NFL players and prospects still receive a list of dos and don'ts upon arrival at training camp, but they did when the Chicago Cardinals arrived at Lake Forest College to prepare for the 1956 season.

1956 Chicago Cardinals (eBay)

The Cardinals went 7-5 that year, good for second place in the league's Eastern Conference, but they failed to attract much attention among Chicagoans, who trickled into Comiskey Park for Cardinals' home games. Even after starting the season 4-0, only 30,553 bothered showing up for a game with the Redskins. It was the highest attendance of the year, a problem that continued and led to the franchise flying south three years later to become the St. Louis football Cardinals.

The General Information packet welcomed players to the team, one of the NFL's charter franchises, which was then and is now owned by the Bidwill family.

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