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National Football League in Toronto


The National Football League (NFL) has been playing games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, since 1959 when an interleague game between an NFL team and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) took place at Exhibition Stadium. Subsequently, a number of neutral site preseason and regular season games between NFL teams have been staged in the city. Toronto is one of three cities outside the United States, along with London and Mexico City, which have hosted regular season NFL games. There have long been efforts to
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Ed Hochuli


the Packers and the Eagles. On October 2, 2005, he officiated the first regular-season NFL game played outside the United States when the Arizona Cardinals played the San Francisco 49ers in Mexico City, Mexico as part of the league's "Fútbol Americano" marketing campaign. On the first penalty announcement of the game, Hochuli gave the explanation in Spanish to pay respect to the host city and country. Jeff Bergman joined Hochuli for the wild card bout between the San Diego Chargers and New York Jets on January 8,
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Mexico City


by Major League Baseball. The Devils play their home games at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú designed by international Mexican-American architect FGP Atelier Founder Francisco Gonzalez Pulido in collaboration with local architect Taller ADG. Mexico City has some 10 Little Leagues for young baseball players. In 2005, Mexico City became the first city to host an NFL regular season game outside of the United States, at the Azteca Stadium. The crowd of 103,467 people attending this game was the largest ever for a regular season game in NFL history until 2009. The
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NFL Global Junior Championship XI


NFL Global Junior Championship XI was the final NFL Global Junior Championship held, in 2007, at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. The Championship was played during the week leading up to the Super Bowl, in the same city that was hosting the game. The first game was played in 1997, and only two teams played, Mexico and Europe. Mexico won the first and second edition, Europe won the third edition. From 2000 to 2002 four teams participated and from 2003 to 2006 five teams.
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List of Monday Night Football results (2010–present)


the 10th season of Monday Night Football on ESPN. Also, the NFL Wild Card Playoff game on ESPN was simulcast on ABC, making it the first NFL game to be broadcast by ABC since Super Bowl XL in 2006. The Texans–Raiders game is to be played at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City as part of the NFL International Series, the first game in Mexico City since the first ever International Series game in 2006. This is also the first time Monday Night Football will feature a game outside the United States.
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U.S. cities with teams from four major league sports


. There has often been speculation of an NFL team in Toronto, which is larger than many NFL cities and the second-largest city in North America (behind Mexico City) without an NFL team, but the NFL insists it has no plans for expansion. The NFL allowed the Buffalo Bills to play one regular-season game a year at Toronto's Rogers Centre for several years in the early 21st century, as the Bills' profits depend on a considerable Southern Ontario fan base. The first two games in the Toronto
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NFL International Series


Bowl, a series of preseason games played around the world, and NFL Europe, a developmental league based in Europe. The American Bowls ended in 2005 (though a similar China Bowl was planned for 2007 before being canceled), while NFL Europa (as it was known for its final season) folded in 2007. On October 2, 2005, the Arizona Cardinals defeated the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 31–14 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico under the name "NFL "Fútbol Americano"". It
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2005 NFL season


Bowl XXXII in 1998. Meanwhile, CBS and Fox renewed their television contracts to the American Football Conference and the National Football Conference packages, respectively. The 2005 season also featured the first ever regular season game played outside the United States when a San Francisco 49ers – Arizona Cardinals game was played at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on October 2 (the Cardinals won 31–14). The game drew an NFL regular season record of 103,467 paid fans. It was a home game for the Cardinals, mostly because the team rarely sold out
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NFL International Series


by the 2017 game between the Ravens and Jaguars, which drew an attendance of 84,592). For 2017 the series underwent a partial rebrand with four games in London branded as NFL London Games and one game in Mexico City branded as the NFL Mexico Game. In January 2018, it was announced that three games would be played in London that year, with two at Wembley and the other the first game at Tottenham Hotspur's new stadium. However, it was later confirmed that the opening of the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium would
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Fútbol Americano


2005, NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue announced that the league was considering holding regular season games outside the United States, with Toronto and Mexico City as the primary candidates. In March, the league announced that the first NFL regular season game outside the United States was to be played on October 2, with the Cardinals facing the 49ers in Mexico City. It was scheduled as a home game for the Cardinals, mostly because the team rarely sold out at their then-home field, Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. To
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National Football League in Toronto


After NFL owners voted to expand the NFL International Series to include games in international cities outside the United Kingdom, Mark Waller, executive vice-president international of the NFL, said that though the initial target markets were Mexico and Germany, Canada was also under consideration to host a game and that Toronto was "a major opportunity". League staff visited the city in 2016 to investigate the suitability of the Rogers Centre to play host to future games. Below is a list of games played in southern Ontario by teams from the
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Rolando Cantú


cheerleading camps and clinics in various parts of Mexico, mostly in the north, working with the Cardinals, the NFL and his Rolando Cantú Foundation. The main goal is to find talent early and get the candidates college scholarships. Some of the camps bring in talent from various NFL teams to camps in various parts of Mexico. Mexico has become known for producing kickers but Cantu believes there is talent for other positions as well, it is just a matter of finding it. He does not regret pursuing the NFL or the shift
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Northern Mexico


the border state of Chihuahua. Remarkably, Chihuahua-born Eduardo Nájera became the second Mexican to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), after Sinaloa-born Horacio Llamas. As for American football, National Football League (NFL) following is popular in several northern cities, particularly amongst the middle and upper classes. Notably, Torreón-born kicker Raúl Allegre played for several NFL teams throughout his career in the 1980s. Boxing is one of the most popular sports in the country and Northern Mexico has long been a
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NFL International Series


a minimum of three, and as many as five games to be held over the initial agreement period of three years. In 2016, the Oakland Raiders hosted the Houston Texans on November 21 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, at the first International Series game played in Mexico. Previously, the Houston Texans and Pittsburgh Steelers had expressed interest in playing a game at Estadio Azteca (or possibly Estadio Olímpico Universitario) in Mexico City, although Houston was not prepared to give up a home date. It was televised as part of
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NFL International Series


following week after their game in London. For 2016, the Indianapolis Colts volunteered to play a game the week after their London game, preferring to have their bye week later in the season. The Colts playing the week after London was also done by the NFL as a test to see team fatigue for evaluation of an eventual London franchise. As Mexico City is within the Central Time Zone—eight NFL teams play home games in Central Time and the rest are within two hours of it—no bye week would be needed
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Rolando Cantú


Super Bowls and he helped to build the NFL’s Spanish Radio Network. Even before retiring, Cantú has worked to help other aspiring NFL players in Mexico, and has said that he does not want to be the last Mexican player in the league, starting football camps in Mexico as early as 2004. He serves as a quasi-ambassador for the Cardinals and the rest of the NFL in Mexico, using his contacts in Mexican universities to scout for talent. Since retiring, he has worked to set up summer football and
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NFL regular season


in place since 2002. In each year, all four teams in each division listed at the top will play one game against all four teams in both of the divisions to which it has been assigned — one from the AFC, the other from the NFC. To date, several NFL regular season games have been played outside the U.S. The first was the 2005 game between the Arizona Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers, which was played in Mexico City. In October 2006, NFL club owners approved a plan to stage up
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American Bowl


and did not take away a game from the participating teams' pre-season schedules. The largest crowd in NFL history was recorded at the American Bowl game at Mexico City on August 15, 1994, when 112,376 people attended the Governor's Cup game between the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Oilers. In 1996 it was played in Monterrey at the Estadio Universitario. The 1997 game was played in Dublin, Ireland as well as Toronto (Buffalo and Green Bay). These games usually played at times of local convenience; however,
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National Football League


, and 39 international preseason games were played from 1986 to 2005 as part of the American Bowl series. The Raiders and Houston Texans played a game in Mexico City at Estadio Azteca on November 21, 2016. According to Forbes, the Dallas Cowboys, at approximately US$4 billion, are the most valuable NFL franchise and the most valuable sports team in the world. Also, all 32 NFL teams rank among the Top 50 most valuable sports teams in the world; and 14 of the NFL's owners are listed on the
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History of the National Football League


Falcons played at Wembley Stadium. In 2016, the Raiders and Texans played a game in Estadio Azteca, Mexico. The Raiders and Patriots played here in 2017. After 100 years of American football influence in Mexican territory, in 1998 the NFL opened a representation office in Mexico, called NFL México, as the NFL identified Mexico as a key market outside the United States due to proximity and tradition. The Mexican office handles sponsorship, licensing, detail dealers, sport culture, broadcasting, public relationships and community service. In the
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Fútbol Americano


mark this historic game, all NFL players during that weekend wore "Fútbol Americano" stickers on their helmets, while "Fútbol Americano" banners were placed in all league stadia. (In the season, home team stadia had "Fútbol Americano" stencils, goalpost wraps and banners placed in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month.) The league does not consider this 49ers-Cardinals game in Mexico City as an "American Bowl", nor officially lists it as part of the NFL International Series (see below). The
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Passion Play of Iztapalapa


of the selection process, he is then required to remain celibate for the intervening year before the performance, and begin physical training six months in advance. The event is one of the most elaborate and oldest of its kind in Mexico. However, unlike most passion plays in Latin America, this does not date from the colonial period. Its origins are in a cholera epidemic in 1843, when the Iztapalapa area, outside of Mexico City proper, had a population of about 20,000, mostly indigenous. As a petition to ease
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American Bowl


a game in 1960 that pitted the Chicago Bears against the New York Giants played in Toronto; this was in return for a 1958 CFL matchup that was played in Philadelphia. Five games also used the American Bowl format without the name prior to 1986. One of these games was an AFL–NFL matchup, Boston vs. Detroit on August 25, 1969. Firstly, two games were played in Montreal in 1969. Then NFL exhibition games took place in Tokyo (1976), Mexico City (1978), and London (
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Luis Zendejas


Luis Fernando Zendejas (born October 22, 1961) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of the Arena Football League. He later played professionally in the United States Football League (USFL), and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Arizona State University. Zendejas, was born in Mexico City as part of nine children. His parents moved the family to Chino, California when
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Maria Novaro


popular dance halls of Mexico City. When her usual partner Carmelo (Daniel Regis) does not show up for their dance meetings she decides to leave her kids behind and go look for him in Veracruz where he is from. It is a journey of self-discovery for Julia as she abandons the search for Carmelo and enjoys the Veracruz life before going back to life in Mexico City. Danzón was the film that established her career and gained her international attention. br Novaro decided to play with the traditional melodrama genre, which
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Ryan Cook (American football)


Ryan Cook (born May 8, 1983) is a former American football center who spent eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of New Mexico and was selected in the 2nd round of the 2006 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings. He also played for the Miami Dolphins and Dallas Cowboys. Cook played offensive tackle for Cibola High School under head coach Ben Shultz. He was a three-year letterman, and earned First Team All-City and Second Team All-
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List of Kansas City Chiefs broadcasters


, Illinois, Colorado, Kentucky, South Dakota, New Mexico and Texas with more than 90 affiliate stations. KCTV Channel 5 (CBS) broadcasts all games when the Chiefs host an AFC opponent or play on the road. KCTV also broadcasts all Chiefs pre-season games. WDAF-TV Channel 4 (Fox) broadcasts games in which the Chiefs host an NFC opponent. KHSB Channel 41 (NBC) broadcasts all games in which the Chiefs play on "NBC Sunday Night Football" or NBC's NFL playoffs coverage.
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American immigration to Mexico


celebrated on July 4. American football arrived to Mexico in 1927, by direct influence of the United States. It started to be played in Mexico City among young students from universities, and sport clubs showing a great interest for this foreign sport of considerable popularity among American students. Throughout the years, the sport became popular at an amateur level among universities of Mexico. The sport has remained popular as a result of easier access to televised MLB and NFL games and the desire of American Mexicans to partake in American pastimes. Recent
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Ben Graham (football player)


for the 2005 NFL season when his predecessor Micah Knorr was released. When Graham played his first NFL regular season game, (against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on 11 September 2005) he became the second person after Darren Bennett to play in both the AFL and the NFL (Colin Ridgeway played at AFL reserves level for Carlton), and fourth Australian NFL player. He also became the oldest rookie ever to be part of an NFL opening day roster at age 31. On 22 May 2006, the Jets signed
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American Bowl


outside the United States was held on October 2, 2005 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City before an NFL regular-season record of 103,467 fans. The Arizona Cardinals defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 31-14. The New York Giants and Miami Dolphins played a regular season game at Wembley Stadium in London on October 28, 2007 (with the Giants winning 13-10), the first ever NFL regular season game to be played outside of North America; similarly, the San Diego Chargers and New Orleans Saints followed suit
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Cliff Olander


Clifford Valmore Olander (born May 15, 1955) is a former American football quarterback who played three seasons with the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chargers in the fifth round of the 1977 NFL Draft. He played college football at New Mexico State University. He was also a member of the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Olander first attended Clear Creek High School in League City, Texas before transferring to Arvada High School in Arvada, Colorado
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2016 Houston Texans season


improving to 6–3. NFL International Series Following their first road win of the season the previous week, the Texans traveled to Mexico City to face the Oakland Raiders in what would be a controversial game. Houston received the opening kickoff and Brock Osweiler found DeAndre Hopkins for a 60-yard touchdown pass and run, but Hopkins was ruled out of bounds after gaining 24 yards. The instant replayed showed that Hopkins stayed in bounds, but the play could not be challenged due to an NFL rule that says a play where a player is ruled
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Don Perkins


Mexico Hall of Honor. The Dallas Cowboys franchise was admitted to the league too late to participate in the 1960 NFL draft in November 1959, so they signed Perkins to a personal-services contract for a $1,500 bonus and a $10,000 salary. This meant he would play for the Cowboys if and when they received an NFL franchise. Although he was selected in the ninth round of the NFL draft by the Baltimore Colts, the league honored the contract, but made the Cowboys compensate the Colts with a ninth round draft
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2018 Los Angeles Rams season


Green Bay on Thursday, to become the first team to clinch a playoff berth, and their division in 2018. This will also be the first game that the Rams play without Cooper Kupp, since Week 8, as he was placed on injured reserve, after an MRI confirmed that he suffered a season ending Torn ACL injury. The game was originally designated as the NFL Mexico Game, and would have been played at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. However, due to poor field conditions, the game was re-located
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Modern history of American football


played in Monterrey at the Estadio Universitario. The first regular season NFL game played outside the United States was held on October 2, 2005 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City before an NFL regular-season record of 103,467 fans. The Japan American Football Association was founded by educator and Anglican Church in Japan lay missionary Paul Rusch in 1934 with three collegiate teams: Rikkyo, Meiji and Waseda. In 1937, an allstar game involving teams representing eastern and western Japan attracted over 25,000 spectators. Recently, the Rice Bowl has drawn crowds
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Raquel Pankowsky


Raquel Pankowsky (born July 10, 1950) is a Mexican film and television actress. Born in Mexico City, Mexico and grew up in Narvarte, Mexico City, Pankowsky has never married and does not have children. She is the daughter of Isabel and José Pankowsky who divorced when Pankowsky was 6 years old. Her father passed away when she was 19, and her mother when she was 25. A lifelong smoker, she began smoking when she was 11 years, she was diagnosed with COPD and faced with the likelihood
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Canceled NFL games


stadium in Las Vegas. Although NFL/MLB-shared stadiums are now rare instead of the norm, there are several current NFL stadiums that share the same parking lots and other ancillary facilities with an adjacent MLB ballpark, thus also preventing both teams from playing simultaneously. (This also occurs when two NFL franchises in different cities share a common geographic area, namely the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers. The cities and the NFL do not want the teams playing home games on the same day, for Bay Area traffic concerns
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Expansion of major sports leagues in the United States and Canada


fan base. American football is the member of the top four major league sports with the least international exposure. The NFL has attempted to promote its game worldwide by scheduling selected pre-season games since 1976 in Mexico, Europe, Australia, and Japan. The NFL had promoted the game abroad through NFL Europe, but NFL Europe was never profitable and ceased operations in 2007. In 2005, the NFL held its firstregular-season game outside the United States. The matchup in Mexico City between the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona
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NFL International Series


Starting in the 2007 season, the National Football League (NFL) has hosted regular season American football games outside the United States every year. Collectively officially known through 2016 as the NFL International Series, since 2017 the series has two sub-series: the NFL London Games in London, which has been in place since 2007, and the NFL Mexico Game in Mexico City, which began in 2016 with a predecessor game in 2005. Initially, all games in the International Series were held in London. Wembley Stadium was the
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NFL preseason


west coast tend to start at 7:00 p.m. PT/10:00 p.m. ET). When applicable, the NFL's blackout restrictions apply, although stations are allowed to play the game on a tape delay if the game does not sell out (unlike the regular season policy, when rights revert to NFL Films). However, the blackout restrictions have never been applied since 2015 as a result of a passed vote during the league's owners' meeting in March in which the league, as an experiment because no regular season games in the 2014
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Carlos Rosado


Carlos Rosado (born September 8, 1975 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a retired Mexican wide receiver in American football who played in NFL Europe for the Barcelona Dragons and the Amsterdam Admirals from 1998 through 2004. He also played preseason with the New York Jets during 2003. Carlos Rosado works as a Football Analyst for Fox Sports Latin America. On April 1, 2008, he was named the new Commissioner of ONEFA, the Mexican College Football League. He has also worked as color analyst for Fox Sports and has a
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Curt Menefee


awarded an honorary doctorate in Journalism. Menefee resides in Los Angeles, California. Menefee called the NFL preseason for the Jaguars TV network from 2005-2007. He currently does NFL preseason television play-by-play for the Seattle Seahawks. Prior to joining Fox Sports full-time, he was a sports reporter for MSG Network's "SportsDesk" show. Prior to that, he was the sports anchor for WNYW, New York City's Fox flagship station. He also appeared on-air on WTLV in Jacksonville,
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Al Bloodgood


Cornhuskers lost 34-6 to the Fighting Irish. Bloodgood played 34 games during five seasons in the NFL between 1925 and 1930. He did not play in 1929. Bloodgood made his professional debut in the NFL playing two years with the Kansas City Cowboys in 1925-1926. He was listed as a back with jersey number 23. On December 12, 1926 against the Duluth Eskimos he tied an NFL record (with Paddy Driscoll) of 4 drop-kicked field goals in a single game. When the Kansas City Cowboys
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Fútbol Americano


"Fútbol Americano" was the marketing name used for the first National Football League (NFL) regular season game held outside the United States. Played on October 2, 2005 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, the Arizona Cardinals defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 31–14. The game drew an NFL regular season record of 103,467 paid fans. The name "Fútbol Americano" is Spanish for "American football," a term used to distinguish it from "fútbol", which is Spanish for association football (soccer in American English
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History of the Dallas Cowboys


, however, friction between Johnson and Jones culminated in Johnson stunning the football world by announcing his resignation. The next day Jones hired former University of Oklahoma head coach Barry Switzer to replace Johnson. Norton and guard Kevin Gogan departed via free agency, but Dallas drafted offensive lineman Larry Allen, who became a mainstay on the line for the next decade. In 1994, the Cowboys played before the largest crowd to ever attend an NFL game when 112,376 in Mexico City turned out for a preseason match against the Houston Oilers. The
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Nick Cole


Nicholas Darnell "Nick" Cole (born July 28, 1984) is a former American football guard and center. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at New Mexico State. Cole played college football at New Mexico State. After going undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft, Cole signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as a free agent. He was named the third-string center behind Jamaal Jackson and Hank Fraley. He was later promoted to second string when Fraley was
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Super Bowl XX


regular Super Bowl pregame feature until Super Bowl XLIII; when "Today show" host Matt Lauer interviewed U.S. President Barack Obama). "The Last Precinct" debuted on NBC after the game. Super Bowl XX was simulcast in Canada on CTV and also broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom, and Canal 5 (Mexico) on Mexico, with play-by-play announcers Toño de Valdés,  Enrique Burak  and color commentator Pepe Segarra. Super Bowl XX is featured on "NFL's Greatest Games" under the title
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List of Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds head football coaches


team and played for the Seattle Seahawks for 6 seasons. He led the NFL in Sacks in his 5th season beating out the late Reggie White. other standout players. Anthony Pertile-Midland, Texas Murrary Garrett-Bay City, Texas Pete Sanders-Roswell, New Mexico Ron Arrington-Pampa, Texas Thomas Young-Bay City Texas Stearns held the position for two seasons, from 1992 until 1993. His overall coaching record at Eastern NMU was 6 wins, 13 losses, and 1 ties. This ranks him 12th at
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Texas Tech Red Raiders


and frequency of match-ups between them. An example of this is Eastern New Mexico University's yearly attendance at the Texas Tech Open; an annual track and field event hosted by Texas Tech. Head coaches of Texas Tech teams include: Texas Tech Red Raiders alumni have gone on to play in the NFL, NBA, WNBA, Major League Baseball, and more. Current alumni standouts include NFL All-Pros Zach Thomas of the Kansas City Chiefs, Wes Welker of the Denver Broncos, Danny Amendola of the New England
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Ryan Christian


for the season and had a career-long 43-yard kickoff return in the New Mexico game. After graduating TCU, Christian signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). In the 2010 season, Christian caught 9 passes for 103 yards and 0 receiving touchdowns in his career. After a year in the CFL, Christian became part of the Parma Panthers that is based in Italy. Christian, who is extremely strong in his faith, said he does not have any desire to play in the NFL in
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Adam Seward


Jacksonville Jaguars the very next day. He spent the 2009-10 season as a member of the Jaguars. In 2010, after undergoing surgery to repair a sports hernia that required intensive repairs to not only the abdominal area, but also to several tendons in the right leg, Seward retired from the NFL and took a job with the NFL's Representative Office in Mexico City. He also hosted a Spanish-language radio show in Mexico City aimed at promoting football in Latin America. In 2011, he received two top-
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum


contest against a school other than USC was 92,962 for the November 1, 1946 game with Saint Mary's College of California. The Los Angeles Rams played the San Francisco 49ers before an NFL record attendance of 102,368 on November 10, 1957. This was a record paid attendance that stood until September 2009 at Cowboys Stadium, though the overall NFL regular season record was broken in a 2005 regular season game between the Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. Both records were broken on September 20, 2009
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DonTrell Moore


DonTrell Jamar Moore (born September 25, 1982) is a former American football running back who last played for the New Mexico Stars of the Indoor Football League (IFL). An undrafted free agent in the 2006 NFL Draft, Moore eventually signed with the New York Jets in 2006. Moore played college football at the University of New Mexico. Moore was featured in the documentary "Two Days in April", an in depth look into player preparation for the NFL draft. Before his successful college career, Moore went to
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Detroit Lions


times for the NFL championship (Detroit won three of the matchups); they have met much less frequently during the regular season since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger due to the Browns' move to the AFC. The Lions' flagship radio station is WJR 760 AM. Dan Miller does play-by-play and Lomas Brown does color commentary. The team moved to WJR for the 2016 NFL season, ending a 20-year relationship with CBS Radio-owned WXYT-FM. The decision to part with WXYT was reportedly instigated
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NFL on TNT


) It does not appear that TNT's coverage ever used the title "Sunday Night Football", and indeed ESPN filed for a trademark on that title in 1996 (the trademark was later assigned to the NFL, allowing for its eventual use by NBC). The last game was aired on October 26, 1997. Fittingly, one of the teams involved was the Atlanta Falcons, based in the home city of Turner Broadcasting - Atlanta, Georgia (they played at their division rivals, the Carolina Panthers, located up Interstate
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List of current National Football League stadiums


which runs through 2020. The former is the newest stadium that hosts NFL games, having opened in April 2019. Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico, will also host a NFL International Series game in 2019. In addition, Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, is the location of the annual exhibition Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. Since 2016, Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida has hosted the Pro Bowl. The majority of current NFL stadiums have sold naming rights to corporations. As of
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Ray Ethridge


in the 200 and fourth in the 400 relay at the state championship track meet. As a senior, he out ran future Cleveland Browns wide receiver Patrick Rowe. After playing football at Pasadena City College at the urging of NFL wide receiver Anthony Miller, signed a letter of intent to attend New Mexico State but instead chose to play in the Canadian Football League. In his lone season playing for the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League, Ethridge played in six games and caught 18 passes for 200 yards and a touchdown.
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Momo Thomas


Bell joined him at Osceola High. Bobby Sippio, his cousin, played football as a wide receiver for Western Kentucky University in college, and now plays in the National Football League (NFL) for the Kansas City Chiefs . Amar'e Stoudemire has been a close family friend of his. Out of the 13 games that Colorado State University played in 2008, Thomas got playing time in all of them as a Freshman, starting 10 times, with the inclusion of the New Mexico Bowl. He was 1/5 of the CSU true Freashmen
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Kenzel Doe


several letters during his time in college. Despite being undrafted during the 2015 NFL Draft, Doe participated in rookie mini-camps with the New England Patriots and Houston Texans, but remained unsigned until August, when Doe was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Doe participated in four preseason games, including the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, but was cut prior to the final week of preseason play. Doe participated exclusively on special teams, and returned 2 kickoffs for 43 yards, and 8 punts for 26 yards, with 1
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Sergio Dipp


in 2013, mainly to work for their Spanish counterpart, ESPN Deportes. In Week 11 of the NFL Season, Dipp covered the Raiders vs. Patriots game in Mexico City for NFL Live and ESPN Sunday Countdown. In 2017, ESPN opened Monday Night Football with special back-to-back games. The regular broadcast team lead by Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters covered the first game. However, Beth Mowins, Rex Ryan and Dipp called the second game. When reporting from the sideline in the first quarter,
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1959 NFL season


The 1959 NFL season was the 40th regular season of the National Football League. Tragedy struck as NFL Commissioner Bert Bell died of a heart attack on October 11 at Philadelphia's Franklin Field while watching the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers play. League Treasurer Austin Gunsel was named interim commissioner for the rest of the season. The Chicago Cardinals played their final season in the Windy City before relocating to St. Louis for the following season. The season ended when the Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Giants in the NFL Championship Game for
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John Henderson (wide receiver)


yards on 27 catches in 1963 and 377 yards on 31 catches in 1964. Henderson was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round (63rd overall) of the 1965 NFL Draft. He played eight seasons in the NFL for the Detroit Lions (1965–1967) and the Minnesota Vikings (1968–1972). His best year in the NFL was 1969 when he caught 34 passes for 553 yards and five touches. The Vikings won the 1969 NFL Championship Game and advanced to play the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl IV; Henderson
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Anthony Hitchens


Anthony Hitchens (born June 10, 1992) is an American football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Iowa. Hitchens was raised by his mother, Norma Hitchens, in Lorain, Ohio where he attended Clearview High School. He has six siblings and does not have a relationship with his father who was in and out of prison. At the age
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Hoy No Circula


Hoy No Circula (literally in Spanish: "today [your car] does not circulate", known as No-drive days) is the name of an environmental program intended to improve the air quality of Mexico City. A similar coordinated program operates within the State of México, which surrounds Mexico City on three sides. Mexico City and Mexico State have reciprocal agreements with surrounding states that also have emissions testing programs to permit their residents to travel freely without restriction. The following restriction does not apply to vehicles that have other
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Albert Lewis (American football)


Albert Ray Lewis (born October 6, 1960) is a former American football player who played in the National Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders. Lewis is a father of three children all of which played or currently play sports in college; his son Julian Lewis is a former defensive back for the University of New Mexico. Lewis was a 3rd round draft pick (61st overall) by the Chiefs in the 1983 NFL Draft. He enjoyed a stellar career that spanned 16 seasons in
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History of the New York Giants


eventually make it to play as the Brooklyn Giants in 1921, playing two games in the NFL before dropping out, and eventually folded in 1923 after two years as an independent. When the NFL sought to return to New York City, it approached one of the Brooklyn Giants' owners, promoter Billy Gibson, about reviving the team; he instead referred the league to Mara, who paid a $500 franchise fee and accepted a place in the NFL, keeping the Giants name. The New York Football Giants played their first
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NFL Street 2


. If the player is successful they will face Xzibit and his team of NFL stars; upon beating his team, the player is invited to a tournament featuring NFL players. When the player completes "Own The City" mode, the created player can be imported to "Madden NFL 2006", another successful football title, or can be imported to the "NFL Challenge" mode. The created player may also be played as in any of the Street Events in which players are selected as individuals instead of as a team
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Professional football (gridiron)


as far as taking deposits for season tickets and going to court to file a lawsuit to attempt to force this, and the Birmingham Vulcans collected petition signatures to attempt to show a similar high level of support, but never got as far as Memphis. Neither city has ever gotten an NFL franchise (though the Tennessee Oilers did later play one season in Memphis). Also in 1974, the NFL, after over four decades of having its goal posts on the goal line (as Canadian football still does), finally moved
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List of North American cities by number of major sports championships


city. Championships are only from the preeminent league in each of the four major sports. NFL championships include all AFL & NFL championship games prior to Super Bowl I. NFL championships include the Super Bowl from 1966–present, AFL championships from 1960-1965 and NFL championship games from 1920-1965. MLB championships begin in 1903 when the first World Series was played. NBA championships began in 1946. Finally, the Stanley Cup is a trophy awarded annually to the playoff champion club of the National Hockey League (NHL). It was
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New Mexico Stars


Santa Ana Star Center. The team tried to make a large splash early on to help boost interest in the team when they offered NFL veteran wide receiver, Terrell Owens, former University of New Mexico star, DonTrell Moore and former University of Wisconsin–Madison All-American, Erasmus James. Owens would eventually sign with the Allen Wranglers (also of the IFL). The Stars played their first game on February 25, 2012 against the Colorado Ice. The Stars won the game 46-39 in front of a home
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Siddeeq Shabazz


Siddeeq Muneer Shabazz (born February 5, 1981) is a former gridiron football safety and linebacker. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at New Mexico State. Shabazz has also been a member of the Atlanta Falcons, Cincinnati Bengals, Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints, Miami Dolphins, Edmonton Eskimos, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Las Vegas Locomotives and Calgary Stampeders. Shabazz was born in Germany but moved to Chaparral, New Mexico when he was four or
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La reina del trópico


of Don Anselmo, and in the feast of the Corpus he dazzles with the beauty of María Antonia. the villain intoxicates the girl with the purpose to possess her. He returns to Mexico City and he promises to María Antonia that he come back for her when he has triumphed. Don Anselmo seriously ill and María Antonia travels to Mexico City to tell Esteban, who does not want to receive in his luxury apartment. Maria Antonia is alone and to the mercy of the dangers of the city, until she meets the young
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Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional


sport in the country. In 2015 a group of investors decided to offer football while the NFL, NCAA, ONEFA, and CONADEIP are in the offseason and founded the LFA, which would start two weeks after Super Bowl 50. Some of the players had not played for several years and most of them combined training and playing with other full-time jobs. Four charter members participated in the inaugural 2016 season: the Eagles, the Raptors, the Mayas, and the Condors. All teams were based in Mexico City.
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Governor's Cup (Texas)


's Cup was not actually played in Texas but in Mexico City at Estadio Azteca as part of the American Bowl series. As a result of Estadio Azteca's unusually large seating capacity, a league record 112,246 fans watched the Oilers shut out the Cowboys, 6–0 on August 13, 1994. From 1997 to 2001 there were no Governor's Cup games played. This was because the Oilers moved to Tennessee after the 1996 season and the Texans wouldn't enter the NFL as an expansion team until 2002, leaving the Cowboys as the
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Pepe Mantilla


Jose "Pepe" Mantilla is a Mexican sports broadcaster for the Los Angeles Lakers and USC Trojans football. A graduate of UNAM in Mexico City, Mantilla is known throughout the Southland through his role as a commentator for the Los Angeles Lakers since 1993. In addition to his work with the Lakers, he has also served as a commentator for a series of soccer games, NFL games and other events for Fox Sports, while also serving the network as a play-by-play man for MLB broadcasts. Mantilla is one
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Harry Carson


the Super Bowl, as the lone captain. There were nine Denver Broncos out there, and me. Just me. An awesome responsibility. The greatest respect. During his Hall of Fame speech in 2006 Harry Carson does not directly mention CTE, but he does mention that he does not think the NFL is doing the best job they can to help out ex-NFL players. When he states "I would hope that the leaders of the NFL, the future commissioner, and the player association do a much better job
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Manzarek–Krieger


's death intervened. The band performed in Mexico, Bolivia, France, Israel, Russia, Italy, Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Austria in 2011. In most of the countries they just played one concert, but in Mexico, they played six, in different cities. Forrest Penner subbed on guitar for all Mexico dates (Mexico City and Guadalajara) and La Paz, Bolivia when Robby fell ill. Ray's brother Rick Manczarek of Rick & the Ravens made several guest appearances on guitar throughout the tour. The band
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Orange/Newark Tornadoes


group won a new NFL franchise and was awarded the remains of the failed Newark organization. The new team would be named the Boston Braves, now the Washington Redskins. However, the NFL does not consider the Redskins to be a continuation of the Tornadoes, just as it does not consider the Tornadoes to be a continuation of the Duluth Eskimoes. Though the NFL franchise had moved to Newark, owner Edwin Simandl had kept a barebones organization back in Orange, just in case the NFL Tornadoes failed. When they did, he
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Minnesota Vikings


league championship, the last NFL championship prior to the merger of the NFL with the AFL. The team plays its home games at U.S. Bank Stadium in the Downtown East section of Minneapolis. Professional football in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area (the "Twin Cities") began with the Minneapolis Marines/Red Jackets, an NFL team that played intermittently in the 1920s and 1930s. However, a new professional team in the area did not surface again until August 1959, when Minneapolis businessmen Bill Boyer, H.P. Skoglund, and
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Embassy of Mexico, Vienna


", as well as the "Agreement on Educational and Cultural Cooperation Mexico – Slovenia", the first bilateral agreements signed between the two countries. That same year, Mexico opened an honorary consulate in Ljubljana. While Slovenia does not maintain an embassy in Mexico, as its Embassy in the United States is accredited to Mexico, it does maintain two consulates in Mexico. These consulates are located in Guadalajara and Mexico City. Mexico and Slovakia established diplomatic relations on 1 January 1993, the first day of its existence. Prior to
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Madden NFL 12


is a lot of fun. If you're still getting fun out of more recent versions, there's nothing here you can't live without." However, "The A.V. Club" gave it a B− and said that the "greatest problem" is that the game "replicates watching the NFL more than it does playing NFL football. While that serves the millions who play year after year, it leaves NFL fans who want something more waiting for EA's exclusive contract with the league to end." As of October
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NFL International Series


be delayed and therefore all three games would be held at Wembley. Having already fulfilled the minimum three-game requirement for Twickenham Stadium in 2017, it will no longer host games. The Mexico City date and opponents were not announced at that time, but were later confirmed as the Los Angeles Rams playing as designated home team against the Kansas City Chiefs. This game was subsequently moved to Los Angeles due to poor field conditions at Estadio Azteca. In October 2018, the league confirmed four London Games would take place in 2019
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David Sloan (American football)


David Lyle Sloan (born June 8, 1972) is a former American football tight end in the NFL for the Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints. He is currently the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator for Rice University. Sloan initially bypassed football for basketball, enrolling at Fresno City College, a junior college in Fresno, California. He played basketball for the Rams as a freshman and sophomore, earning All-Conference academic honors both years. Sloan then transferred to the University of New Mexico, where he played college football
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Brian Urlacher


Brian Urlacher (; born May 25, 1978) is a former American football linebacker who spent his entire 13-year career playing for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for The University of New Mexico, where he was recognized as a consensus All-American and became one of the school's most decorated athletes. The Bears selected Urlacher with the ninth overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft. Urlacher quickly established himself as one of the NFL's most productive defensive players. After winning the
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Terrance Pennington


Terrance Pennington (born September 25, 1983) is a former American football guard and offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at New Mexico. Pennington was also a member of the Atlanta Falcons and New York Giants. Pennington was drafted in the 2006 NFL Draft out of the University of New Mexico. He took over as the starting right tackle position for the Bills midway through the 2006 season. Pennington was released by the Bills during final
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Sports in Jacksonville


All Star Game at the Gator Bowl. Jacksonville was the only non-AFL city to host the game. It was presumed at the time that this was a prelude to Jacksonville getting an AFL expansion team, but when the AFL merged with the rival NFL in 1970 expansion plans were scrapped. The city also hosted a number of NFL preseason games throughout the 70s and 80s. Jacksonville's first attempt at professional football came in 1926, when former Stanford University star Ernie Nevers organized the Jacksonville All-Stars to play exhibition games
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Jon Heidenreich


two seasons (1994 and 1995) in the Canadian Football League for the Shreveport Pirates before playing for the Texas Terror of the Arena Football League (AFL) in 1996 and the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europa in 1997. Though he was signed by several National Football League (NFL) teams (New Orleans, Atlanta, and Washington), he never played an NFL league game due to getting cut in training camp. As such, he does not appear on any NFL team's historical roster. Heidenreich began training at California
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Baltimore City College football


and Baltimore City championships, while emphasizing academics and character education. In 1889, City's primary rivalry started when the first game was played between Baltimore City College and the Baltimore Manual Training School, which was later renamed the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (Poly). Six former City College football players have gone on to professional careers in the National Football League (NFL). Two City College coaches have advanced to higher levels as well. George Young served in the NFL as the general manager of the New York Giants from 1979 to
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Madden NFL 25


, including international markets like Toronto, Mexico City, Ireland and London, or revive historic teams like the Houston Oilers or the London Monarchs from NFL Europe. It was the first time this happened since "Madden NFL 12" for the franchise and team relocation since "Madden NFL 09". The game was announced in early 2013. It was shown in conjunction with EA Sports's Ignite game engine announcement at Microsoft's Xbox One reveal as one of four upcoming games to use the engine. Electronic Arts confirmed the game as
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Super Bowl


perception changed when the AFL's New York Jets defeated the NFL's Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III in Miami. One year later, the AFL's Kansas City Chiefs defeated the NFL's Minnesota Vikings 23–7 in Super Bowl IV in New Orleans, which was the final AFL-NFL World Championship Game played before the merger. Beginning with the 1970 season, the NFL realigned into two conferences; the former AFL teams plus three NFL teams (the Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Cleveland Browns) would constitute the American Football
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Lorenzo de Zavala


New York, but spent several months in England and France. Zavala's keen mind and his command of Spanish, English, French made him popular abroad. He was made a member of the Geographical and Scientific Society of France and was a received by the Court of St. James's in England. His exile ended in 1832 when he returned to Mexico to serve as governor of the State of México, located just west of Mexico City. (It is one of 32 individual states in Mexico and does not refer to the
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Sam Manuel


Sam Manuel (born December 1, 1973) is a former American football linebacker. He was the final pick in the 1996 NFL Draft, earning him the title of Mr. Irrelevant. The San Francisco 49ers draftee played linebacker for New Mexico State University. Along with twin brother Sean, he is part of the first set of brothers taken by the same team in the same draft in NFL history. At New Mexico State, he made 30 tackles for 108 yards in losses, including 8.5 quarterback sacks, while starting all but
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1935 Detroit Lions season


11,000 spectators and marked the first NFL game to be played in Denver, Colorado. The Lions scored five touchdowns, including three in the third period, for a 33–0 victory. When the Lions won the 1935 NFL Championship Game, the City of Detroit was mired in the Great Depression, which had hit Detroit and its industries particularly hard. But with the success of the Lions and other Detroit athletes in 1935, Detroit's luck appeared to be changing, as the City was dubbed the "City of Champions." The
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Cleveland Indians (NFL 1931)


was used previously for two other Cleveland-based NFL teams. They first use of the Indians name came in 1921, when the Cleveland Tigers became the "Cleveland Indians" before folding after the 1921 season. A second "Indians" NFL team arose in 1923. That team played as the "Indians" for the 1923 season before changing its name to the Cleveland Bulldogs in 1924. These three Cleveland teams are viewed as three totally different franchises by the NFL. The 1931 Indians would be followed in the city by the
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Sirius XM NFL Radio


channel does not air games on Sunday afternoons. Instead, it airs "The Sunday Drive", which recaps all games being played on Sunday afternoon, while breaking into radio broadcasts of any games where pertinent action is taking place (similar to NFL RedZone). The games themselves are aired on the reserved play-by-play channels and other channels not being used. The channel instead carries national radio broadcasts produced by the "NFL on Westwood One" for "Sunday Night Football", "Monday Night Football",
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Derrick Johnson (cornerback)


Derrick Johnson (born February 9, 1982) is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington. As a rookie, Johnson played in 14 games, starting in 5, recording 41 total tackles, 1 sack, 4 passes defended and 1 fumble recovered, which he returned a Marcel Shipp fumble 78 yds for a touchdown against Arizona, Oct 2, 2005 in Mexico City. Johnson has also been a member
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McKinley Boston


McKinley Boston Jr. (born November 5, 1945) is an American university administrator who most recently was athletic director at New Mexico State University. He was named athletics director on December 14, 2004 and retired effective December 31, 2014. Boston is from Elizabeth City, North Carolina and graduated from P. W. Moore High School in 1964. He attended the University of Minnesota from 1964 to 1968 where he played football. Boston went on to play professionally for the New York Giants in the National Football League (NFL) and for
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Norberto Garrido


Norberto Davidds-Garrido Jr. (born October 4, 1972) is a former American football offensive lineman. Both his parents are from Mexico making him a first generation Mexican American. Garrido prepped at William Workman High School in City of Industry, California. Garrido graduated from the University of Southern California after transferring from Mount San Antonio College. Garrido was selected with the 106th pick in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers. He played with them until 1999. In 2000, he played for the Arizona
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Ali Marpet


He graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics and a minor in philosophy and public policy in spring 2015. Hobart is a small private liberal arts college of 2,271 students in Geneva, in Upstate New York. The school competes in NCAA Division III, which does not award athletic scholarships. Only one other Hobart football player was drafted by the NFL before Marpet—in 1937, when halfback Fred King was drafted and ultimately played one game for the NFL's Brooklyn Dodgers. Marpet was not highly recruited out of high school by
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NFL on CBS


team's "network" had different announcers (usually those working in their home markets). The New York Giants in particular were carried on the DuMont network, then CBS (airing locally on WCBS-TV, channel 2) in the early days of the NFL of the league's television broadcasts, when home games were blacked out within a 75-mile radius of New York City. Chris Schenkel was their play-by-play announcer in that early era when each team was assigned its own network voice on its regional telecasts
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