The team announced the signing of seven players: Stanford end Irv Nikolai, Texas Southern tackle Clord Boyette, Purdue guard Ron Sabal, New Mexico tackle Billy Ray Locklin, Los Angeles State tackle Dave Holden, Abilene Christian center Mac Starnes, and Kent State lineman Joe Barbee. All were free agents except for Boyette, whose signing rights were awarded to the team in March in the fallout of the Minneapolis/St Paul franchise leaving the league.