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NFL Football (video game)


capable of tackling the ball carrier, but only the player-controlled team member may attempt to intercept a pass. Games whose scores are tied at the end of the fourth quarter of play end as ties, with no overtime period. "NFL Football" made numerous concessions to how a standard game of football is played. Unlike modern football video games, which use statistics to determine a team's relative strengths and weaknesses, the two teams in the game are of equal strength, with the only significant variable being the player
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John DiGiorgio


second quarter of a 23-14 win over San Diego in Week 7. He was waived by the Buffalo Bills on July 25, 2009 for failing his physical after having season-ending surgery to repair bone damage in his right knee. He retired on July 25, 2010. DiGiorgio is an Italian-American. DiGiorgio pursued his teaching certification at Saginaw Valley, stating that "(NFL) stands for 'Not For Long' -- instead of the National Football League -- because careers don't last long in the NFL
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Veterans Memorial Stadium (Long Beach)


, or living quarters area, is now used as an office for stadium personnel. Two years before the Vet was opened, pro football came to Long Beach when the Los Angeles Bulldogs of the Pacific Coast Professional Football League became the Long Beach Bulldogs for the 1948 season. But the minor-league PCPFL was on its last legs by this time, and so were the Bulldogs—a legendary West Coast team that had fallen on hard times since the NFL Los Angeles Rams and the AAFC's Los Angeles Dons moved to town
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Mark Leibovich


. Leiboich is the author of "Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times". The book looks at a 4 year period in the NFL where Mark follows the most powerful people in the NFL, including commissioner Roger Goddell, quarterback Tom Brady, and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. The book also looks at the controversies surrounding the NFL such as the long-term health hazards, football's impact on concussion and brain health, and how politics have crossed into the sport. Leibovich has won a number of journalism awards
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Lewis Gilbert (American football)


Lewis Howe Gilbert, Jr. (born May 24, 1956) is an American former college and professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He played college football for the University of Florida. Undrafted in the 1978 NFL Draft, Howe signed with the NFL's Atlanta Falcons as a free agent, and played for four different NFL teams in four years. Gilbert was born in Naples, Florida. He attended Naples High School,
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NFL Football (video game)


NFL Football is a sports video game developed by Mattel and released for its Intellivision video game system in 1979. The players each control a football team competing in a standard four-quarter game. Like Mattel's other sports video games, "NFL Football" did not use any official National Football League team names or player names, even though Mattel obtained a license from the NFL and used the league's logo in its box art. The player controls a five-man football team, actively controlling one team member at a
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Norris Weese


fans jumping high in the night air." Until that point the Rebels had outplayed LSU all night long. Weese played the 1974 season for The Hawaiians in the World Football League before joining the NFL. He spent four seasons in the NFL playing for the Denver Broncos (1976-1979), mostly as a backup quarterback. In Super Bowl XII against the Dallas Cowboys, where his famed high school head coach Bobby Nuss held the chains, Weese replaced starter Craig Morton in the third quarter after Morton nearly threw his 5th
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1987 Sun Bowl


. Nagle later transferred to Louisville. It was also the final college game for Oklahoma State running back Thurman Thomas, went on to Pro Football Hall of Fame career in the National Football League (NFL). Oklahoma State also featured tailback Barry Sanders. Sanders won the Heisman Trophy the following season and also went on to Pro Football Hall of Fame career. The game featured a lot of offense, with teams trading touchdowns in the first quarter. Cowboys quarterback Mike Gundy and wide receiver Hart Lee Dykes completed a long pass off
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Monday Night Miracle (American football)


unlike the 1994 game which featured the Jets failing to hold a double-digit (18) lead in the second half, it was the Dolphins who failed to hold the lead. The game is notable for having the second largest fourth-quarter comeback in NFL history and the largest comeback in Jets history. It was also voted the greatest game televised on ABC's "Monday Night Football", along with being #5 on NFL Top Ten's "Top Ten Comebacks". At the end of the third quarter with
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Gridiron football


four 15-minute quarters. (High school football uses 12-minute quarters, and the general rule is that the younger the players, the shorter the quarters typically are.) Because of the halftime, quarter breaks, time-outs, the minute warnings (two minutes before the end of a half in the NFL, three minutes in Canadian football), and frequent stoppages of the game clock (the clock stops, for example, after every incomplete pass and any time a ball goes out of bounds), the actual time it
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2008 Cleveland Browns season


NFL team to lose three straight games after having a lead of 13 or more points in each of them. With the win, the Browns improved to 4–6. First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Browns General Manager Phil Savage received a lot of criticism when he received an e-mail from a Browns fans during the Bills game, which read the following: "You are easily the worst GM in the NFL. Chud, Crennel and Tucker should NOT have jobs. How the hell do you play prevent defense the
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Mark Brunell


the 2005 NFL Comeback Player of the Year awards. Brunell's most prolific moment in the 2005 season was during Week 2, when he completed two long passes to wide receiver Santana Moss for two touchdowns in the final four minutes of the fourth quarter to defeat the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football, 14–13. On September 24, 2006, Brunell broke the NFL record for most consecutive completions in single game when he completed his first 22 passes against the Houston Texans. Brunell also set the Redskins franchise record for highest completion percentage
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Arena Football League


The Arena Football League (AFL) is a professional indoor American football league in the United States. It was founded in 1987 by Jim Foster, making it the third longest-running professional football league in North America, after the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the National Football League (NFL). The AFL plays a proprietary code known as arena football, a form of indoor American football played on a 66-by-28 yard field (about a quarter of the surface area of an NFL field), with rules encouraging offensive
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1945 NFL Championship Game


The 1945 National Football League Championship Game was the 13th National Football League (NFL) championship game. The Cleveland Rams defeated the Washington Redskins, 15–14, at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, on December 16. This was the last game before the Rams moved west to Los Angeles, California One play which provided the Rams' margin of victory led to a significant rule change in professional football. Additionally, It was the coldest NFL championship game up to that time, with a temperature of In the first quarter, the
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Bob Mann (American football)


in the first quarter and a 41-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter) against the Green Bay Packers. The mark tied his own single-game NFL record for receiving yardage. After the game, Mann's wife, described as "an ardent football fan," pointed out to statistician Nick Kerbawy that her tally sheet showed that her husband caught nine passes. Kerbawy ran back through the play-by-play account of the game and discovered she was right. During the 1949 season, Mann led the NFL with 1,014
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Concussions in American football


automatically record every hit. Eight NFL teams had planned to use the system in the season, but it was ultimately not used. In 2013, Reebok developed the Head Impact Indicator, which is a quarter-sized device placed on a player's skull, which activates a red/yellow light if the player is hit too hard. Similarly to Reebok's Impact Indicator, Battle Sport Science has released the Impact Indicator 2.0. The Impact Indicator 2.0 looks to increase long-term brain safety for all those who play football.
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Tai Streets


Tai Lamar Streets (born April 20, 1977) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected with the second pick of the sixth round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. He also played for the Detroit Lions in 2004. He was the leading receiver for the national champion 1997 Michigan Wolverines football team. Over the course of his career he was notable for fourth quarter performances in various bowl games and NFL playoff games. As a professional athlete
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Asher Allen


Asher Allen (born January 22, 1988) is a former American football cornerback who played for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings. After playing college football for Georgia, he was drafted by the Vikings in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Allen made his NFL debut in week 7 against the Pittsburgh Steelers due to an injury to starting cornerback Antoine Winfield. In the game, Allen made two key fourth quarter plays. He first made a touchdown-saving tackle on a
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2012 Melbourne Football Club season


, before kicking long towards a one-on-one contest between Brad Green and Tom Simpkin. Jeremy Howe would run in from the boundary-line perpendicular to the flight of the ball. Howe would then leap sideways before colliding with Simpkin to take the mark and then fall on top of him. Round 21: Midway through the third quarter, Jordie McKenzie would kick the ball long to a pack from the center square into Melbourne's forward 50. Jeremy Howe would sprint forwards before leaping above Matthew Buntine to take the
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Randall Cobb (American football)


majored in Community Communications and Leadership Development. Cobb was drafted in the second round (64th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. On September 8, 2011, in the Packers' opening game of the season against the New Orleans Saints, Cobb became the first person born in the 1990s to play in the NFL. Cobb recorded his first NFL touchdown on a 32-yard reception in the first quarter, and followed up with a 108-yard kickoff return in the third quarter that tied the record set by Ellis
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List of gridiron football rules


deferred its privilege to choose first) now gets first choice of options. A standard football game consists of four 15-minute quarters (12-minute quarters in high-school football and often shorter at lower levels, usually one minute per grade [e.g. 9-minute quarters for freshman games]), with a 12-minute half-time intermission (30 minutes in Super Bowl) after the second quarter in the NFL (college halftimes are 20 minutes; in high school the interval is 15 or 20 minutes; 10 minutes for lower grades). The
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Jody Littleton


Jody Littleton (born October 23, 1974) is a former American football long snapper of the National Football League. He played for the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, and Cleveland Browns during his NFL career. He played college football at Baylor. Littleton was primarily used to long snap in the NFL. He played for various teams including Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears and the Cleveland Browns. Littleton played two consecutive seasons for the NFL Europe team, The Frankfurt Galaxy, as a linebacker, special teams player and long snapper.
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Comparison of American and Canadian football


this reason, Canadian teams usually prefer passing over rushing to a greater extent than American, since pass attempts generally tend to gain more yards than rushing. Offensive drives (continuous possession of the ball) tend to be shorter. Long drives of half a quarter or more are common in American football but rare in Canadian. In theory, an NFL team taking possession on their own one-yard line, using three downs for each first-down conversion and the full 40 second clock could run 27 plays and consume a full
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Pete Carroll


call in NFL history." The 2015 offseason was one full of criticism for Carroll, Wilson, and offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell after the ending of Super Bowl XLIX. However, Carroll was praised by much of the national media for how he handled the adversity following the game. The Seahawks began the 2015 season by blowing fourth quarter leads to St. Louis, Green Bay, Cincinnati, Carolina, and Arizona. After losing at home on "Sunday Night Football" to the division leading Cardinals, Seattle sat at 4-5
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Terry Long (American football)


Terry Luther Long (July 21, 1959 – June 7, 2005) was an American college and professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons during the 1980s and early 1990s. He played college football for East Carolina University, and thereafter he played professionally for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. Long was born in Columbia, South Carolina. Long attended East Carolina University, where he played for the East Carolina Pirates football team from 1980 to 1983. He was recognized
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Kyle Long


Kyle Howard Long (born December 5, 1988) is an American football guard for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Oregon. Long was drafted by the Bears in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Long was born in Ivy, Virginia. He attended St. Anne's-Belfield School in Charlottesville, Virginia. He played both baseball and football. He was selected to the 2008 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. He was drafted by the Chicago
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Sport in Ireland


and National Football League, also known as the NFL. A Gaelic football year starts with pre-season competitions and the NFL. In early summer, the Championship begins. Each of the four provinces has its own tournament, and teams which are knocked out must do well in the 'qualifiers' if they are to gain a spot along with the four Provincial Champions in the All-Ireland quarter-finals. The All-Ireland Senior Football final is traditionally held on the third Sunday in September. Kerry are football's
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Comparison of American and Canadian football


end. However, the CFL has updated its specifications twice—first in 1985, and most recently in 2018. The latter change saw the league adopt the NFL's specifications. Before it adopted NFL standards, the CFL's regulation football size was specified as: short circumference from ; long circumference from . The regulation size for a National Football League football is specified as: short circumference from ; long circumference from . Despite the fact that before 2018, the CFL rules allowed for a smaller legal ball and the NFL rules allowed
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Joel Bitonio


Joel Michael Bitonio (born October 11, 1991) is an American football guard for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Browns in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nevada. Bitonio attended Long Beach Wilson High School in Long Beach, California, where he was a three-sport star. He was named to the Long Beach Press Telegram's Dream Team for football and basketball as a senior. In football, he was a two
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Jeff Powell (American football)


Jeffrey O'Neal "Jeff" Powell (born May 27, 1963) is a retired American football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). Powell also won recognition as an elite hurdler in track and field. Powell played college football for the University of Tennessee and is famous for his 60-yard touchdown in the third quarter during the 1986 Sugar Bowl. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL Draft, and after his football career, Powell earned a law degree
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Buford Long


Buford Eugene Long (December 14, 1931 – September 1, 2006) was an American college and professional football player who was a defensive back, halfback and end in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons during the 1950s. Long played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the New York Giants of the NFL. Long was born in Lake Wales, Florida in 1931. He attended Lake Wales High School, where he played high school football for the Lake Wales Highlanders
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Randy Cross


the third quarter of the game. Cross left CBS (following their loss of the NFC package to Fox) to join NBC Sports as a football analyst for NFL telecasts and a part-time analyst for Notre Dame football games. In 1998, he returned to CBS Sports as a game analyst before serving as a studio analyst on "The NFL Today" from 1999-2001. He eventually returned to his game analyst duties in 2002. He also co-hosts shows on the Sirius NFL Radio. In 2009, he
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1981 Michigan Wolverines football team


in the first quarter), Butch Woolfolk (1-yard run in the fourth quarter), Steve Smith (9-yard run in fourth quarter), and B. J. Dickey (five-yard run in fourth quarter). Ali Haji-Sheikh also kicked two field goals for Michigan. Woolfolk rushed for 186 yards on 27 carries and was selected as the game's Most Valuable Player. The following players were claimed in the 1982 NFL Draft. A total of twenty-three (23) members of the 1980 Michigan football team went
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Jim Quirk


Jim Quirk Sr. (born ca. 1945) was an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) from the 1988 NFL season to the 2008 NFL season. Quirk, who wore uniform number 5, was notable for his hustle between plays on the football field, resulting in the length of games being shortened. He is known for being involved in a game that later became known as "The Instant Replay Game". Quirk attended high school at Long Branch High School in Long Branch, New Jersey,
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All-America Football Conference


Rooney, whose Steelers were among the shakiest NFL franchises, publicly advocated such a game, most of the NFL was unwilling to risk defeat at the hands of their vanquished, supposedly inferior rival. Officially, however, commissioner Bert Bell maintained that the NFL constitution barred such a game. The football world would have to wait to see how the Browns matched up against the NFL's best. All would not be lost for fans, however. Bell appreciated that the Browns were now an important asset to the NFL, and scheduled
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Josh Harris (long snapper)


Josh Harris (born April 27, 1989) is an American football long snapper for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Auburn University. He signed with the Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2012. Harris signed as an undrafted free agent with the Atlanta Falcons on April 26, 2012 following the 2012 NFL Draft. He was selected over veteran Joe Zelenka in the pre-season, when the roster was cut down to 53 players. He made his NFL debut in
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2011 Boise State Broncos football team


4th Quarter" "1st Quarter" "2nd Quarter" "3rd Quarter" "4th Quarter" "1st Quarter" "2nd Quarter" "3rd Quarter" "4th Quarter" "2nd meeting. 0–1 all time. Last meeting 1996, 56–7 Sun Devils win in Tempe." 2011 Boise State set a team record for number of players taken in one draft with six. The previous record was held by the 2006 team that had four players taken in the 2007 NFL Draft. For the first time in school history
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Steve Gleason


featured in an episode of the documentary series "A Football Life" that detailed his career in the NFL and battle with ALS. NFL Network aired the episode in late November 2013. In 2015, Gleason was chosen to receive the 2015 George Halas Award from the Pro Football Writers Association. He was presented the award at the "Thursday Night Football" game between the Saints and Falcons on October 15, 2015. Near the end of the first quarter, he watched as Saints linebacker Michael Mauti blocked a punt by Falcons punter
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Mark Davis (American football)


that the team's relocation could result in the franchise "being worth 150% of its current value". On February 23, 2015, while still involved in the Carson project, Mark Davis attended a secret meeting at the UNLV International Gaming Research Center to look at Las Vegas sports betting, its effect on pro sports, how it could effect a pro sports team in Vegas and how the Raiders and the NFL could possibly work in Las Vegas. At the time Las Vegas was seen as a long shot candidate for the
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Concussions in American football


game." A mobile application was also launched with help from the CDC where information about concussion protocols and player health and safety can be easily reached by parents and coaches. The PR issues surrounding the NFL's cover-up of concussions are far from over, and it is too early to tell how and to what extent these events will impact the NFL or football playing. Robert Boland, professor of sports management at New York University and former college football player says, "In the short-run, [the NFL
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1941 Oregon State Beavers football team


plays with two interceptions. Most of the Huskies' yards and all of the Huskies' completions came on their long drives in the third and fourth quarters. Even with the loss, Washington would go on to be ranked as high as #20. Steele was selected 81st overall in the 1942 NFL Draft. Washington's guard Ray Frankowski was selected 24th, end Earl Younglove was selected 43rd, and back Jack Stackpool was selected 83rd. In 1940, Stanford hired Clark Shaughnessy. Shaughnessy implemented the "Model T" offense,
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Joseph Maroon


media and sports press due to the NFL having as many as 4500 former players reporting symptoms of CTE. Maroon was asked to testify to the New York City Council on a proposed rule on sideline medical coverage for organized youth football in the city. Together with Russell Blaylock, he developed an inflammation hypothesis for the biochemical mechanisms involved in the development of CTE following head trauma. In the 2015 movie "Concussion", which "examines how American football players suffer from major head injuries and life-long debilitating problems as a result
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Melvin Gordon


Melvin Gordon III (born April 13, 1993) is an American football running back for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin, and was drafted by the Chargers in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft. Gordon briefly held the NCAA Division I FBS single-game rushing yards record with 408 yards, set playing in three quarters against Nebraska in November 2014, until it was broken the following week by Oklahoma Sooners running back Samaje Perine against Kansas with 427
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List of gridiron football rules


clock stops after certain plays; therefore, a game can last considerably longer (often more than three hours in real time), and if a game is broadcast on television, TV timeouts are taken at certain intervals of the game to broadcast commercials outside of game action. If an NFL game is tied after four quarters, the teams play an additional period, timed like the fourth quarter, lasting up to 10 minutes. There is a coin toss in the NFL just like the beginning of the game. If the receiving
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1980–81 National Football League (Ireland)


The 1980–81 National Football League was the 50th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Galway defeated Roscommon in an all-Connacht final. Teams in all four divisions competed for one league title. Each team played every other team in its division once, either home or away. 2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw. In the Preliminary Quarter-Finals, the match-ups were as follows In the Quarter
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1981–82 National Football League (Ireland)


The 1981–82 National Football League was the 51st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Kerry defeated Cork in the final after a replay. Teams in all four divisions competed for one league title. Each team played every other team in its division once, either home or away. 2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw. In the Preliminary Quarter-Finals, the match-ups were as follows In the Quarter
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Ty Long


Ty Long (born April 6, 1993) is an American professional gridiron football placekicker and punter for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He most recently played for two seasons with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the University of Alabama at Birmingham and holds records for career field goals as well as the longest field goal in school history. He also has played for the Washington Redskins during the 2015 National Football League (NFL) preseason.
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Quick Hit Football


football rules. As in NFL football, the team with the most points at the end of regulation wins. Single-player regulation consists of four two-minute quarters, while multi-player games feature four two and a half minute quarters. During the game, a user's team receives fantasy points based on the performance of the players. These points help the user improve the team, allowing QHF players to reach higher levels. To level QHF players up, a user spends 1,000 Coaching Points (CP) to move
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Rien Long


Rien Michael Long (born August 7, 1981) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons during the early 2000s. He played college football for Washington State University, earned All-American honors, and was recognized as the top college interior lineman. The Tennessee Titans chose him in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft, and he played for the Titans until his pro career was cut short by injuries. Long was born in
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Taybor Pepper


Taybor Pepper (born May 28, 1994) is an American football long snapper for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State. Pepper attended Michigan State University, where he served at the teams long snapper from 2012 to 2015. He was a four-year starter at long snapper and played in 54 career games. In 2015, analyst Phil Steele named Pepper to the preseason second-team All-America team. After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft
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Corey Jackson


Corey Jackson (born November 6, 1978) is a former American football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) from 2003 to 2007. During his time in the NFL, Corey played for the Cleveland Browns and the Denver Broncos. Corey officially retired from the NFL in 2008. Currently, Corey is a Professional Speaker and Peak Performance Practitioner. Corey's career as a Professional Speaker has afforded him the opportunity to share his story of how he went from working at Walmart to becoming an NFL
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Douglas Pitt


In July 2013, Pitt hosted NFL future Hall of Famer Ray Lewis on his first trip to Tanzania, raising funds for clean water. In 2016, Waterboys.org was formed. Featured in an NFL network commercial, hosted by Matthew McConaughey, the mission to bring life-sustaining well water to east African communities in need was introduced nationally, featuring NFL defensive end, Chris Long. Through the Chris Long Foundation, Long and Pitt launched this initiative to utilize Long's NFL connections to join fellow football players, their fans and their
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Madden NFL 19


Madden NFL 19 is an American football sports video game based on the National Football League (NFL), developed and published by EA Sports. Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown is the cover athlete of the standard edition of the game, while Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Terrell Owens is on the cover of the "Hall of Fame" version, featured in a Dallas Cowboys uniform. An installment in the long-running "Madden NFL" series, the game was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and
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JuJu Smith-Schuster


John Sherman "JuJu" Smith-Schuster (born November 22, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC and was drafted by the Steelers in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Smith attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California. He played wide receiver and safety for the Jackrabbits football team. Smith was rated by Rivals.com as a five-star recruit and was ranked as the second-best
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Joe Maese


Joseph Michael Maese (born December 2, 1978) is a former American football long snapper. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round (194th overall) of the 2001 NFL draft. He played college football at New Mexico. He was also a member of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, as well as the Baltimore Blackbirds of the American Indoor Football Association. Maese was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He was the first pure long snapper ever
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National Football League Cheerleading


-effective way of promoting a team at events. NFL spokesperson David Tossell in 2013 defended NFL cheerleading by stating, "Cheerleading has a long tradition in the majority of American sports at both professional and amateur levels; Cheerleaders are part of American football culture from youth leagues to the NFL and are part of the game day experience for our fans." Male NFL cheerleaders have increased in the 2010s to help offset changing societal attitudes and concerns that NFL cheerleading was sexist. A top honor for an NFL Cheerleader is to be selected
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The Comeback (American football)


of bounds during the run before he made the catch, and it should have been ruled by the officials as an illegal touching of the football; this was pointed out on ESPN's "NFL Primetime" postgame recap as well as by Todd Christensen on the NBC broadcast, but no penalty was called on the play, and at the time the NFL did not have any replay challenge system to challenge the call. The extra point made the score 35–17 with 7:46 left in the third quarter. Houston was then forced to punt
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Deflategate


in Indianapolis. "I wouldn't know how that could even be an advantage or a disadvantage," Jackson said, "I definitely wouldn't be able to tell if one ball had less pressure than another." After Jackson's interception, the team notified NFL Gameday Operations that they "understood that there was a problem with the inflation level of a Patriots football." At halftime, NFL officials inspected the footballs. Former NFL referee Gerry Austin initially, and incorrectly, stated that 11 of the 12 balls used by
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Kevin O'Connell (American football)


, O'Connell ran the 40-yard dash in 4.61 seconds; only University of San Diego quarterback Josh Johnson had a faster time. The New England Patriots selected O'Connell with their third pick (94th overall) of the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. O'Connell rushed for a touchdown in the 2008 preseason against the New York Giants in the fourth quarter, in a game the Patriots eventually lost 19-14. He made his NFL debut on September 21, 2008 in the fourth quarter against the Miami Dolphins, throwing his first four
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1970–71 NFL playoffs


cut the score 10–3 at the end of the half. Oakland tied the score early in the third quarter with Blanda's 38-yard touchdown pass to Fred Biletnikoff. Unitas responded with two key long completions to Hinton that set up O'Brien's 23-yard field goal to retake the lead at 13–10. Later in the quarter, Buliach scored on an 11-yard touchdown run, giving the Colts a 20–10 lead going into the fourth quarter. Now down by two scores with just one quarter left, Blanda got the Raiders rolling on a long touchdown drive
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Joe Cardona


Joseph Cardona (born April 16, 1992) is an American football long snapper for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). As a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Cardona is also an officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve holding the rank of Lieutenant. Cardona was drafted in the fifth round (166th overall) of the 2015 NFL draft. He played college football for Navy. He is only the fourth player designated as a long snapper ever to be drafted, and the second highest-drafted
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Spencer Long


Spencer Long (born November 8, 1990) is an American football center for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Following a trade earlier in the draft with the Dallas Cowboys, involving the Cowboys sending their second and third round picks to Washington in exchange for the Redskins' second round pick, the Redskins used the Cowboys' third round pick,
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Madden NFL 20


Madden NFL 20 is an American football video game based on the National Football League (NFL), developed by EA Tiburon and published by Electronic Arts. It is the latest installment in the long-running "Madden NFL" series, the game is scheduled to be released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows in North America on August 2, 2019. It features Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes as the cover athlete. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and 2018 NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes was unveiled as the cover athlete
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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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Wembley Stadium


was one of the 13 venues for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Wembley has had a long association with American football. A United States Football League game was staged there in 1984, and between 1986 and 1993 the old Wembley Stadium hosted eight National Football League exhibition games featuring 13 different NFL teams. Since the new Wembley Stadium opened in 2007 Wembley has hosted games during the NFL regular season. As a result of this, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell stated in October 2009 that "he expects the NFL will start playing multiple regular
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Randall Cobb (American football)


Hobbs of the New England Patriots in 2007 for longest kickoff return in NFL history. The return was later named Play of the Year at the season-ending NFL Honors banquet. In a "Monday Night Football" game against the Minnesota Vikings on November 14, Cobb scored his second special teams touchdown of the year on an 80-yard punt return in the first quarter. With that, Cobb became the first rookie in Packers history to return both a kick and a punt for a touchdown in the same season. For the season
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1984–85 National Football League (Ireland)


2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw. Teams in all four divisions competed for the National Football League title. In the Quarter-Finals, the match-ups were as follows: The semi-final match-ups are: The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2. When the NFL was played, relegation was to be as follows: The change in format agreed in advance of the 1985–86 NFL meant that promotion and relegation was as follows
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Super Bowl III


telecast was not shown in Miami due to both leagues' unconditional blackout rules at the time. This game is thought to be the earliest surviving Super Bowl game preserved on videotape in its entirety, save for a portion of the Colts' fourth quarter scoring drive. The original NBC broadcast was aired as part of the NFL Network "Super Bowl Classics" series. "Mr. Football" was the title of the pregame show, which featured marching bands playing "Mr. Touchdown U.S.A." as people in walking footballs representing all NFL and
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1986–87 NFL playoffs


interceptions and sat out the fourth quarter while the New York defense allowed only 29 rushing yards, 184 total yards, and a field goal. They also forced four turnovers. On the 49ers' first drive of the game, wide receiver Jerry Rice caught a very long pass from quarterback Joe Montana and appeared to be on his way for a 50-yard touchdown; however, the future Hall of Famer inexplicably fumbled the football into the Giants end zone without being touched. (John Madden said during the telecast that the artificial turf at
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2016 Dallas Cowboys season


, who caught the game-clinching touchdown pass from Eli Manning. Dallas' final play, a 14-yard catch-and-run by Terrance Williams, put them in field goal range, but he stayed inbounds and time expired. Rookie quarterback Dak Prescott was impressive in his second NFL start, rushing for a touchdown and playing mistake-free football as Dallas evened its record at 1–1 with a win over its long-time rival. Barry Church's interception of Kirk Cousins in the end zone late in the fourth quarter sealed
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Chuckie Miller


Charles Elliot "Chuckie" Miller (born May 9, 1965) is a former American football defensive back who played in the National Football League for the Indianapolis Colts during the 1988 - 1990 NFL season after being drafted in the 1987 NFL Draft by them in the eighth round with the 200th overall selection. Leonard Russell, 1991 NFL Offensive Rookie Of The Year, is his cousin. Donovan Warren is his nephew. Miller played high school football at Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California and college football for the UCLA Bruins
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Deflategate


vice president of football operations Troy Vincent's statement that Grigson notified the league "during the second quarter of the game". On January 23, the NFL hired Manhattan attorney Ted Wells to "get to the bottom of Deflategate." Wells previously had worked with the NFL to "get to the bottom" of the Miami Dolphins bullying scandal between Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin. In a press release, following the league's decision to hire Wells, the NFL claimed that the investigation "will be thorough and objective, and
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Fox NFL Sunday


network's recently acquired broadcast rights to the National Football Conference; it was originally hosted by James Brown, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long and Jimmy Johnson (both Brown and Bradshaw had joined the network from CBS to help helm Fox's NFL coverage). The program was notable in being the first hour-long NFL pregame show on a broadcast television network; network pregame programs that existed beforehand, such as CBS' "The NFL Today" or NBC's "NFL Live!", aired as 30-minute broadcasts. Fox's
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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy in sports


the 2011 collective bargaining agreement. In 2012, some four thousand former NFL players "joined civil lawsuits against the League, seeking damages over the League's failure to protect players from concussions, according to Judy Battista of the [New York] "Times"". In 2013 the NFL settled with a class action lawsuit. The NFL supposedly hid the long term effects of concussions. The NFL didn't admit hiding anything, but they gave money to retired NFL football players that suffered from brain related injuries from football. On
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Ryan Pontbriand


Ryan David Pontbriand (born October 1, 1979) is a former American football long snapper and center. He played college football for Rice University, and was drafted in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He has the distinction of being the highest-drafted pure long snapper in the history of the NFL Draft. Pontbriand attended Clements High School in Sugar Land, Texas, where he was a three-year letterman and a full-time starter on the football team's offensive line. He
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Marcedes Lewis


Marcedes Alexis Lewis (born May 19, 1984) is an American football tight end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), earned consensus All-American honors, and was recognized as the top college tight end. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Lewis was born in Los Alamitos, California. He graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach
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Marquise Goodwin


Marquise Derell Goodwin (born November 19, 1990) is an American football wide receiver and kick returner for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) and a former Olympian who competed in the long jump in track and field. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas. In track and field, his specialty is the long jump, an event in which he won two national college championships. Goodwin represented the United States at
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Terry Long (American football)


as a consensus first-team All-American in 1983. The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Long in the fourth round (111th pick overall) of the 1984 NFL Draft, and he played for the Steelers from to . During his eight NFL seasons, he played in 105 games, and started 89 of them. Long committed suicide in June 2005 from drinking 1 gallon of antifreeze. An autopsy revealed that Long suffered from CTE caused by his football career. His brain was studied by neuropathologist Bennet Omalu. He had previously attempted suicide
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Football helmet


. Ongoing research is focused on understanding rotational forces on football helmets and how to design for more realistic, non-centrosymmetric forces. In 1948, the Los Angeles Rams were the first NFL team to put logos on their helmets; the basic "ram's horn" logo on the helmet has remained mostly the same, except for color, ever since. the Cleveland Browns are the last remaining NFL teams not using any form of primary logo on its helmets. The Pittsburgh Steelers are the only NFL team that puts its logo
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2012 Melbourne Football Club season


the ground, before immediately getting back up again to kick the ball off to Jack Watts. Round 4: Later in the game midway through the final quarter, Nathan Jones would kick the ball long towards Melbourne's attacking 50. As a one-on-one contest was forming between Luke Tapscott and Shaun Higgins, Jeremy Howe would run in from the side of the contest and leap onto Tapscott before reaching up and grabbing the ball. Round 6: Early in the second quarter against , James Sellar without any real option
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2007 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team


Texas had figured out how to beat a Cornhuskers' team that had been steamrolled on the ground in recent weeks. Texas only threw three passes in the fourth quarter." Once Texas switched to the zone read offense, they quickly started gaining yards and points. Charles ran for a career-high 290 yards, including 216 yards and three long touchdown runs in the fourth quarter. His tally also set a new record for rushing against the Cornhuskers, surpassing the old record of 247 yards by Oklahoma's Billy Simms. Charles
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Hunter Bradley (American football)


Hunter Austin Bradley (born May 21, 1994) is an American football long snapper for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State. He was selected 239th overall in the seventh round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Bradley began his MSU career in 2012 as a tight end but multiple knee surgeries forced him into a long snapping role, which he took over as a starter in 2015. The 6-foot-3, 240-pounder from Collierville, Tennessee was perfect through 41 career games
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Tim Hauck


Timothy Christian Hauck (born December 20, 1966) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL). He is currently the safeties coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Hauck had a long and fairly successful NFL playing career. In 1999 with the Eagles, he replaced Mike Zordich as the starting strong-side safety, forming a tandem with Brian Dawkins. However, in 2000, Hauck was replaced by Damon Moore, staying with the Eagles as a reserve safety
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Tim Long (American football)


an honorable mention on the Associated Press All-America Team. Selected as a "Grid God" in US Magazine. The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) selected Long in the third round, with the 66th overall selection, of the 1985 NFL Draft. He played in preseason games for the Vikings, Indianapolis Colts, and San Francisco 49ers. In 1987, he played in three regular season games for the 49ers. His career ended prematurely due to injuries. After his retirement from playing, Long volunteer
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Ryan Williams (American football)


9, 2011, it was announced that Williams will give up his final 2 years of NCAA eligibility to make himself available for the 2011 NFL Draft. Williams was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round (38th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. On August 19, during a pre-season football game against the Green Bay Packers, Williams was injured early in the third quarter in his first run of the game, suffering a ruptured patella tendon in his right knee which cost him the entire 2011 season.
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Brad Johnson (American football)


in NFL history. This play won the ESPY award for NFL Play of the Year. In three games, Johnson led the Vikings to fourth-quarter comeback wins. Johnson finished 1997 fourth in the NFC with 20 touchdown passes and 3,036 passing yards. On the morning of the Week 13 "Monday Night Football" game, Johnson woke up with a sore neck and saw a chiropractor to be cleared to play. After Johnson passed only 15-for-30 for 117 yards and one interception and was sacked six times, coach Dennis Green benched
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Records for safeties in football


Rams posted the first four-point quarter in NFL history. Leading 9–6 in the third quarter, the Rams' James Hall sacked Arizona quarterback John Skelton in the end zone for the first safety. The Rams' next possession ended in a punt, then, on the Cardinals' first subsequent play from scrimmage, Skelton was flagged for intentional grounding in the end zone. The Rams did not score in the remainder of the quarter, thus scoring a total four points in that quarter. The Rams lost in overtime, 19–13
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Zak DeOssie


Zackary Robert DeOssie (born May 24, 1984) is an American football long snapper for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Brown University, and was drafted by the Giants in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He was a two-time Pro Bowl selection as a long snapper. DeOssie has earned two Super Bowl rings with the Giants in Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI, both over his hometown New England Patriots. He is the son of
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Patrick Mannelly


Patrick Mannelly (born April 18, 1975) is a former American football long snapper. He played college football at Duke and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft. Mannelly played with the Bears for 16 years before retiring in 2014. He is considered the top long snapper in modern-day football, a title given to him by sports columnist Rick Gosselin and special teams NFL agent Kevin Gold. Mannelly was also a midday sports talk host in Chicago on 670 The Score. Mannelly
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Professional sports


was established in 1933, a draft was established in 1936, and schedules were standardized in the 1930s. A competing league has historically arisen to attempt to challenge the NFL's dominance every 10 to 15 years, but none managed to maintain long-term operations independent of the NFL and only two—the All-America Football Conference of the late 1940s and the American Football League of the 1960s—were strong enough to successfully compete against the league before the NFL subsumed their operations. Minor league football, although their leagues'
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Chase Roullier


Chase Roullier (born August 23, 1993) is an American football center for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wyoming, and was drafted by the Redskins in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Roullier was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round, 199th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft. He played in 13 games as a rookie, starting seven at center while missing three due to a hand injury. With Spencer Long leaving via free agency
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Brad Allen


Brad Allen is an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) since the 2014 NFL season, wearing uniform number 122. A native of Lumberton, North Carolina (and a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, formerly Pembroke State University), Allen began officiating football games at the high school, and later, ACC, levels. When he made his NFL officiating debut in 2014, he was originally going to be an umpire, but when long-time referee Mike Carey announced his retirement on
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Football Follies


anniversary, 100 Greatest Follies counted down the 100 greatest bloopers in NFL history, chosen, according to the video's promotion, a "secret ballot" in NFL Films. The 100 follies shown, with the exception of follies 1-10, were not shown in numerical order, but were categorized by how certain follies related by different topics. The list of the categories were as follows: Several imitators have surfaced in response to the original "Football Follies", even in sports other than football. Below is a list
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1969 All-Pro Team


This is a list of players named as All-Pros based on their performance in the 1969 AFL and NFL season. These lists provide a perspective into how players were judged against their peers by critics of their time. Players representing both the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) are included. Teams were selected by several publications and wire services: the Associated Press (AP), the Pro Football Hall of Fame (HoF), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), the New York
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Elroy Hirsch


back. That's how he caught so many bombs." Hirsch was inducted into both the Pro Football Hall of Fame (inducted 1968) and the College Football Hall of Fame (inducted 1974). In September 1969, at the time of the NFL's 50th anniversary, Hirsch was one of 16 players named to the all-time All-Pro team selected by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was also named to the NFL's 1950s All-Decade Team (as a flanker) in August 1969.
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Jerome Long


Jerome Long (born April 9, 1990) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was selected in the seventh round, 218th overall, by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at San Diego State where in his senior year he recorded 73 tackles and five sacks, catching the eyes of multiple NFL scouts. He is a graduate of Morro Bay High School. In high school, he wrestled in the Heavy weight class. He wrestled in the State Championship. Long was drafted
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Colorado Avalanche


. Stan Kroenke purchased full ownership in the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL) in 2010. Since the NFL does not allow its owners to hold majority control of major-league teams in other NFL cities, Kroenke turned over day-to-day control of the Denver Nuggets and Avalanche to his son Josh toward the end of 2010. Kroenke had to sell his controlling interest in both teams by 2014. In 2010, the Avalanche made it to the playoffs but lost in the quarter-finals 4
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Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada


with stringent limits on the amount of debt that a new ownership group can take on. The NFL also forbids its owners from owning any other professional American football teams, except Arena Football League teams in the NFL team's home market. NFL owners were long prohibited from owning major league baseball, basketball and hockey teams unless they were in the NFL team's home market, or not located in other NFL cities. This last set of restrictions was lifted in October 2018; many owners believed that cross-ownership restrictions had outlived
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1934 NFL Championship Game


The 1934 National Football League Championship Game, also known as the Sneakers Game, was the second scheduled National Football League (NFL) championship game. Played at the Polo Grounds in New York City on December 9, it was the first title game for the newly created Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy. With a remarkable fourth quarter, the New York Giants defeated the Chicago Bears 30–13. The defending champion Bears entered the game undefeated at 13–0, with an 18-game winning streak. The Giants (8–5) won consecutive division titles, but
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1948 Los Angeles Rams season


The 1948 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 11th year with the National Football League and the third season in Los Angeles. The Rams debuted the first helmet logo in league history in 1948, an idea that was conceived by running back Fred Gehrke. The season opener against the Lions was the final Wednesday night game in the NFL. In his first NFL game, future Pro Football Hall of Famer Tom Fears scored twice in the fourth quarter, and had his only pick-six of his career in a 44–7 victory
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