at http://www.hud.gov/offices/reac/pdf/pass_dict2.3.pdf (325 Pages, 343 KB) Additional clarification to these definitions is contained in the REAC PASS Compilation Bulletin which can be found at http://www.hud.gov/offices/reac/pdf/pass_bulletin.pdf (24 Pages, 275 KB)
An official NFL football is slightly larger than high school or other professional leagues. The length should measure about 11 inches from tip to tip, and the in circumference at the center of the football should measure about 22 inches.imilar to other levels of football, the NFL uses an egg-shaped football, but the NFL has specific rules to the size, shape and materials used for the football. The Digest of Rules of the NFL explains the official size requirements for the football, along with other basic rules for playing the game.
The International Federation of Association Football, known by its French acronym FIFA, stipulates that for a professional 11- versus 11-man competition, the field must be between 100 to 130 yards long and 50 to 100 yards wide. Therefore, the square footage ranges from approximately 45,000 to 117,000 square feet.