 Other marquee stars to sign with the league were Craig James, Anthony Carter and Kelvin Bryant as well as some familiar NFL vets like Chuck Fusina and members of the NFL vet laden Chicago Blitz, like Greg Landry, showed that the upstart league was a credible challenger to the NFL.The league also made a serious run at some other stars, such as Eric Dickerson and Dan Marino.The pursuit of top-level talent proved to be a double-edged sword.