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Denver acquired veteran fullback Carlton 'Cookie' Gilchrist from Buffalo, adding one of the AFL's most physically dominant backs after his peak Bills seasons. Gilchrist was not merely a roster flyer; at his peak he was one of the AFL's signature power backs and the league's first 1,000-yard rusher. Denver acquired him after his best years, so the move stops short of a franchise-altering win, but it still brought rare star pedigree and short-term credibility to an AFL roster still searching for traction.