The Football League

It was a gorgeous, bright Sunday morning in October. I woke up with excitement knowing that I was going to witness the Saints play against the Atlanta Falcons at the Superdome. It had been five years since I had gone to a football game. For Saints fans, New Orleans versus Atlanta was an important one. Not only was I excited, I was very nervous. The night before, I received the invite through a text from a guy I slightly knew, named Eddie. Eddie used to date a girl that bartended at the bar my…

Cowboys Flashback: Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots Connections The history of these two teams playing each other is short, as they prepare to play for the twelfth ever and the first time since 2011. The Dallas Cowboys lead the series 7-4 winning the first seven from 1971-1996 and losing the last four meetings in 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011. Despite the limited history, the Cowboys and Patriots have many player and coaching connections: 1.Drew Bledsoe- Bledsoe put his name on the map by…

evening and welcome to Monday Night Football! Tonight, we will look back and highlight the career of Hall of Famer Frank Gifford! You are in for a real treat tonight! It all started in Bakersfield, California, where the young Gifford showed off his versatile skills to get him into the University of Southern California. From there, he emerged into one of the legendary figures in the NFL as a player for the New York Giants and broadcasting on ABC’s Monday Night Football. Early Life Struggles and…

According to Roto World Dirk Koetter is currently a 3rd tier coach. If you take a closer look at the rankings he is actually next to last among coaches that were retained from the 2017 season; only beating Hue Jackson from the Browns (and 7 other newly hired head coaches who are unranked). Names like Todd Bowels, Vance Joseph, and Jay Gruden are supposedly better coaches than Koetter. While Koetter’s second year out of the gate left much to be desired, designating him to effectively only out…

the best coach in Packers history. He lead the Packers to the Ice Bowl, and they won.Dom Capers is one of the Packers best defensive coordinators in history. Dom Capers won Super Bowl XLV with the Packers in 2010, with one of the best defense in the league. He is now a legendary Defensive coordinator. The Packers have great people in their history. There is also one person that was a huge playmaker in the Packers…

On the morning of November 15th, 2009 I woke up full of energy. The day of my first Vikings game had finally come. My dad had promised to take me to a game for my birthday, and after what felt like an eternity. I put on my number twenty eight Vikings jersey and ran downstairs to eat breakfast. Both my parents were up making my favorite breakfast, pancakes with chocolate chips! My day couldn’t have started any better. My dad and I talked the whole breakfast about how we thought the Vikings could…

records for a four-year span, and because of his “booming” plays on the field. Brown was born on July 10, 1988, to Eddie Brown and Adrianne Moss. Brown was born in Miami, Florida where he grew up. Brown attended Miami Norland High where Brown played football and track. After high school, Brown wanted to attend Florida State University but he was denied because of academic concerns. Brown also wanted to attend at Alcorn state but was denied also, finally brown decided to enroll in North Carolina…

Boxing and professional wrestling were amongst the sports that started the rise of broadcasting during a time when baseball and even college football were viewed more popular than professional football. Post-Network Era The powerful relationship started in 1964 when only one network aired the NFL because every other network aired strictly American Football League games. The rights to the NFL and AFL games were crucial because during this time all home games were blacked out causing fans to…

For the last 55 years, the National Football League (NFL) sports team, Chargers have played professional football in San Diego, California. In their first year of inception, the Chargers played in Los Angeles, California. The Chargers are owned by the Spanos family and is led by the patriarch, Dean Spanos. His sons, John and AG Spanos are head of football operations and business operations, respectively. The Chargers currently play in Qualcomm Stadium (originally named San Diego Stadium, and…

Rage Against His Machine I am a member of the Bleeding Green Nation. I have been an avid Philadelphia Eagles fan since before I can remember. Examples of my fidelity to the organization range from an irrational adoration of retired legend Brian Dawkins (AKA Weapon X) to a deep seeded hatred of the Dallas Cowboys. My membership of the bleeding green nation has been a potent influence on my life and there is not a day that goes by where I do not check the latest news. The hiring of Chip Kelly…